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Editorial Two of Clayby R. J. Frogvarian Wandering hands of rough earth,Desire untold through them crossed.Desire they will heed at any cost,In Desire they will prove their worth. To new life! To immaculate birthOf a companion embossedWith loss and lost, too quickly lost,Before any mirth. Only stirred waves remain;Forth they beckon the heartTo seek the closureContinue reading “21st of February 1899”

Editorial It saddens me that there should be a world where love is frowned upon, forbidden. It bewilders me that love could be considered wrong; that one could be shunned for what some consider wrong love, or for lack of ‘correct’ love. It angers me that there are those who attempt to subdue a stranger’sContinue reading “14th of February 1899”

Editorial Love and hate drive the world. They spin its axes, fuel its light, rally its people. Such horrors we commit in the name of love, such good we try to bring to the world though our hearts are filled with hate. Oh how different the world would be without passion – for better orContinue reading “7th of February 1899”

Editorial It has been my utmost pleasure to run this Gazette for as long as I have. The art of journalism is one close to my heart, from the early days of my residence in the Neath, and even before. In their essence, a journalist is a servant to the people. They are duty boundContinue reading “17th of January 1899”

Editorial My dearest, Rebeka, It feels like an eternity since you have gone. Not a day passes without a thought of you. Perhaps there is much to remind me of you. Perhaps goodbyes are harder than I had anticipated. Perhaps, perhaps…I have acquired a new ship, after the last one had crashed. You would haveContinue reading “10th of January 1899”

Editorial Gods, I am afraid, have disappointed me before. Painfully truthful divinations, painlessly sweet lies that rot the soul. Curses that permeate existence. One must imagine that divinity is a harsh ordeal. Power corrupts, as is known – what, then, when power is one’s birthright? Are gods capable of corruption? Or perhaps born corrupt? PontificationsContinue reading “3rd of January 1899”

Editorial I must admit, there is something serenely infectious than holiday cheer. A small weakness of mine, perhaps. The carols, the decor, even the great red beast that visits and takes. They simply carry a spell with them, one I cannot – and do not try to – resist. I could serenade the season, IContinue reading “27th of December 1898”

Editorial There is power in numbers. Not always literal, no. So often perceived, given meaning by the minds that favour such fancies. There is, of course, power to numbers if used well. Mathematics is a field unlike any other; through careful study it reveals the base truths of our universe, digit by digit, theorem byContinue reading “20th of December 1898”

Editorial Recognition is a sweet thing. Recognition – and, further, appreciation – of knowledge many times so. It is my delight to be recognized precisely for the knowledge I have worked so hard to attain. For this occasion, what is a scholar to do but write? Together with our press operators, I have worked overContinue reading “13th of December 1898”

Editorial I have dabbled in most, if not all, forms of art. From language to paint to sounds to blood. I have reshaped the very nature of being with nothing but scraps of cloth. I have moved lords to tears with alchemy. I do not claim to be a master of it all – IContinue reading “6th of December 1898”