Chapter twenty – The librarian’s gifts

When Lysa returned to the room, she was carrying a small chest that was simple in make but looked sturdy enough. She put it on her desk and retrieved the key for it from the drawer in her desk. With a click it opened and she pushed the lid open. She then revealed from it … Continue reading Chapter twenty – The librarian’s gifts →

One Piece Volume 69 (Nice)

The shenanigans continue in volume 69. Nice. Caesar and Vergo quickly realize that the Straw Hats and cohort have escaped from their cage and start working on taking them out again. I love the scene where Brook, Kin and Zoro slice up Caesar’s cronies and they go “it’s cold” “it burns” and for Zoro they … Continue reading One Piece Volume 69 (Nice) →

Chapter 19 – The calm before the storm

Cobal found both Eliana and Grac sitting around a currently cold campfire. They were deep enough into the forest that no one traveling the dirt road that led from Marsolin to the rest of the kingdom would ever spot them. Eliana’s arm was bandaged up pretty heavily. “What happened?” Cobal asked as he stepped into … Continue reading Chapter 19 – The calm before the storm →

One Piece Volume 68

We end the from the decks of the world cover story arc in this volume. Although it was a fun little substory which showed us where many of the people we met throughout the years were at, there wasn’t much happening in them. It did end on a bit of a sad note of course, … Continue reading One Piece Volume 68 →

Swan diving out of your comfort zone

You know what people tell you all the time right, you just need to step out of your comfort zone from time to time. For people like me - on the spectrum and easily exhausted - that advice is pretty scary. What do you mean to step out of my comfort zone? Just leaving my … Continue reading Swan diving out of your comfort zone →

Post Vacation Anxiety

It is the Sunday before I go back to work. One of the benefits of being a teacher is that we get quite regular breaks and have more time off than the average job. I’m not here to complain about that at all, the past 2 weeks have been great. Unfortunately they did fly by … Continue reading Post Vacation Anxiety →

Chapter 18 – The Solin Family

“Did you just take a bath?” Salandra asked.The question caught Cobal off guard as they made their way up the stairs in the main hall of the slums. “I did, how did you know?”She smiled. “Your hair is still wet.”Cobal reached for his hair. It reached well past his shoulders now, he hadn’t found the … Continue reading Chapter 18 – The Solin Family →

One Piece Volume 67

Let’s get started on some funky body swapping confusion. With old and new foes appearing on an island that has been fundamentally changed by a clash of two former admirals we go into the crazy little arc that is Punk Hazard. Although this arc has a lot to offer, at its core it is primarily … Continue reading One Piece Volume 67 →

The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter 16

Broken and Battered Layla IAfter stopping in Larania to spend the night and stock up on supplies, Layla rapidly made her way through the dense forests of the Celeran Canopy. She’d heard many stories of strange folk living in this part of the world and she didn’t want anything to do with them. Not right … Continue reading The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter 16 →

Chapter 17 – The sage’s letter

Cobal woke up early that morning. The sun wasn’t out yet but he felt restless after spending all of yesterday indoors. After getting dressed and drinking some water he went for a quick run through town. He had only seen the center of town and the district they entered from so he figured a run … Continue reading Chapter 17 – The sage’s letter →