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ALT Sadie parked in the lee of Castle Inferno, where she would be spared from the wind, and sat while the engine ticked, trying to convince herself to let go of the steering wheel. The castle stood stark against the sky, dark stone walls leaching the saturation from the blue. One tower was burned out and soot-streaked. No sign of repair. Was Dr. Inferno hard up for cash or did fresh tarmac interfere with the mad scientist aesthetic? Sadie grabbed the swinging St. Christopher medal from the rearview mirror and squeezed it. “Keep an eye on me, Gemma,” she said. “This is for you.” The stairs that hugged the foundation ended at a pair of wooden doors set into a stone arch that had to be thirty feet tall. Sadie ducked into the corner of the arch, out of the wind, and pressed the plastic doorbell button.
ALT When Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood—a young artist who asked to be referred to as “Bun” or “Mr. Bigolas” in order to preserve their anonymity—went viral because they tweeted about how much they loved a sci-fi book that I also desperately loved, I knew I had to talk to them. They were excited, extremely positive, and approached the whole thing with a sense of humor, clearly poking fun at the whole situation, despite their earnest, deep love for what they were talking about. When asked for other speculative media they enjoyed, Bun recommended Oshi no Ko. “The first episode was incredible, and I’m curious to see how it will play out!” They are also effusive about audio drama The Silt Verses. “It centers around a world where deities are exploited for capitalistic gain. For example, you want your fast food place to sell more chicken sandwiches? Make a sacrifice to the Utterer of A Thousand Clucks! Now your business has its own successful (and possibly violent) patron!”
ALT A circular blue pendant with a bobcat skull made of several layers of cut paper. At the edges of the photo are other pendants, such as a gold astrolabe, green alligator skin, and white feathers.
ALT Three round pendants on black cord. The one at the top is a blue and gold snake wound around a gold frame. The bottom right is a circle of eight eyes around a larger eye framed by a gold star. The bottom left is the symbol of Mammon inside a copper gear on a green background.
ALT A round pendant of green and gold alligator skin. A line of sharp teeth runs down the center.
ALT A circular pendant made of translucent white paper, held up to the light. Inside are the silhouettes of a fox and a crow, mounted on sticks as if they're shadow puppets.