The Ransom

Hey, look what I found!”

A man brought his heavily burdened donkey to a halt and reached down to grab a small leather sack off of the cobblestone road before him. He and his traveling companion gazed at first curiously and then in delight as he upended the bag, from which cascaded a pile of heavy silver coins. He grabbed a handful and let them slide out of his grip as he greedily rubbed a few pieces together. Continue reading “The Ransom”

The 9 Circles of Stupidity

It is a little known fact that the Inferno was not Dante’s first adventure. Before he met Virgil in the dark woods, he chanced upon another hierarchy—one that has remained a secret until now.

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