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The Beast of Rome Table of Contents
Catch up on the supernatural noir adventure set at the dawn of the Roman Empire
Jan 15
Excursus: Horatius at the Bridge
A stanza-by-stanza love letter to Victorian-Roman mythohistory
8 hrs ago
Addenda | The Beast of Rome, Chapter 6
A hopefully-infrequent midweek edit
Feb 18
Domum Redux | The Beast of Rome, Chapter 6
Cursor and Macro return home.
Feb 16
Commentarii de Bestia Romae
Just a few marginal notes on The Beast of Rome so far
Feb 9
🗳️Amphion | The Beast of Rome, Chapter 5
Cursor reports to his friend on the Palatine.
Feb 2
Ferro et Igne | The Beast of Rome, Chapter 4
Cursor and Macro go in search of the beast.
Jan 26
Ludus | The Beast of Rome: Chapter 3 🗳️
Rumors abound in the Subura. Cursor consults a physician.
Jan 19
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Fantasy and sci-fi stories serialized on Substack. PTFO stands for Play to Find Out: The stories here are written and published live, using game mechanics and interactivity to create living stories. Currently writing: The Beast of Rome
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