Literature

Bad Helen of Troy

November 30, 2021 admin

Helen in Hell “And were you pleased?” they asked of Helen in Hell. “Pleased?” answered she, “when all Troy’s towers fell, And dead were Priam’s sons, and lost his throne, And such a war was fought as none had known, And even the gods took part, and all because Of me alone? Pleased? ….”I should…

Original Fiction: The Cure

July 7, 2021 admin

ORIGINAL FICTION by Alex Gough, (submitted 2016/12/10) Alex Gough is a vet from southwest England and the author of the Carbo series of novels, following the scarred and traumatized veteran of the legions as he tries, and fails, to achieve a quiet retirement. Alex is married with a daughter and a small menagerie of pets….