'Fantastic Terrors' - Cooper, James Davis, Old Book Illustrations 2007-2025 There is a folder on my computer called “thoughts of a madman.” It has all the random scraps of early writing and self reflection I’d accumulated and had nowhere else to put: "‘tumblr unfollowing’; ‘am i happy’; ‘Something on communication. Really just a stream od (sic) consciousness though’. The oldest file inside it is, predictably, ‘thoughts of a madman.’ It’s from 2013, written by an 17-year-old A

"A Love Song" - Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); via Old Book Illustrations 2007-2025 Love is hard to write about But easier than saying it. I love you is a password to pain and pleasure. It can mean everything them, But can they tell it is sincere? Can the cadence of the first instance set precedent for the rest of it? Does any moment have as much power as the first time? Should it? And does the last time make it all seem false, an actor encouraging an audienc

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “Lay-Brother” - Rackham, Arthur, (1867-1939), via Old Book Illustrations PRIDE COMETH: A Short Horror Play Cast of Characters: Brother Albert: A younger, more energetic monk. Brother Edmund: An elder, more serious monk. The Leucrota: An animal that can mimic the sound of human speech. It is the same size as an ass, but with a horse’s head, chest and legs like a lion, hind quarters like a