Fierce Firelight
Stories of truth, beauty, heroism, and horror. Artpunk maximalist weird fiction.
Episodes
17 episodes since 2022
Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1918)
A perverse conspiracy between the forces alive inside of the Lord of Horikawa and the painter Yoshihide.
August 10, 2024
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57:56
Monster Eater - Chapter 4
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to c...
June 05, 2023
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14:33
Monster Eater - Chapter 3
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to c...
April 24, 2023
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23:06
Monster Eater - Chapter 2
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to c...
March 23, 2023
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17:28
Monster Eater - Chapter 1
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to c...
March 21, 2023
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20:04
The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 4
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?<...
March 12, 2023
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17:49
The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 3
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?<...
March 09, 2023
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31:14
Reading: Viaticum, by Dan Sullivan
When he spoke, the cleric’s tone was like the chill of an endless body of dark water. “Indeed, you will go through hell, my son. But in order to know hell, you must know what heaven is first.”The man brought a crystal syring...
March 05, 2023
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20:31
The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 2
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?<...
March 04, 2023
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13:17
Reading: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1800)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published 1798. One of my favorite poems. This is the version from Lyrical Ballads, 1800, assembled by William Wordsworth; the title of this edition is "The Ancient Mariner", bu...
March 02, 2023
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23:45
The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 1
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?<...
February 26, 2023
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9:01
Cave Dragon
You are dying. Do you choose to live out your life in as much comfort as possible, or do you throw yourself into an endeavor which you would never risk if you were well? But what would it mean to face death with only the worst consequences of y...
February 15, 2023
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1:11:27
Patrick Stuart on Art
I discuss art with author Patrick Stuart in support of his upcoming compilation of blog writing, Speak, False Machine. He is commissioning art from a different artist for each of the book's chapters, and I interview him about his thoughts on ea...
December 30, 2022
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1:23:55
David McGrogan on His Life and Work
I interview RPG writer and publisher David McGrogan about his life and how it has helped to shape his writing.David is the author of sui generis RPG works such as Yoon-Suin, the Purple Land.He blogs at monstersandmanuals.blogspo...
December 30, 2022
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1:49:58
Patrick Stuart on Demon Bone Sarcophagus
I interview author Patrick Stuart on Demon Bone Sarcophagus, the first release of his upcoming RPG adventure trilogy Broken Fire Regime.Patrick is known for sui generis RPG works such as Veins of the Earth. He blogs at falsemachine.blog...
December 30, 2022
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1:30:51
The City of the Dead - Part 2
What do you do when society crumbles? Stand astride the wreckage and vie for king of the scrapheap? Go into exile and poverty? Get revenge on the people who might be to blame? Or try to wrest some torch of knowledge from the inferno? Join Jerem...
December 11, 2022
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20:01
The City of the Dead - Part 1
What do you do when society crumbles? Stand astride the wreckage and vie for king of the scrapheap? Go into exile and poverty? Get revenge on the people who might be to blame? Or try to wrest some torch of knowledge from the inferno? Join Jerem...
December 05, 2022
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36:21