recent short tales - cont'd

"The angel Azrael surveyed the remains of the town. The place was as dead as the horse he sat on."

Thus begins Peter Darbyshire's weird-western tale "The Angel Azrael Delivers Small Mercies", in the 102nd issue of web-based magazine "Beneath Ceaseless Skies". Recommended. The tale is. So is the magazine.

elementary and no box

The mystery on last night's "Elementary" wasn't up to Holmes, but where else on TV will someone use the word 'din'? By the way, when he asked Watson to stick around as a Companion, I was disappointed at the non-appearance of a big blue box.