The Origins of Halloween – A Glimpse into our Pagan Past
Since the advent of the internet and the rise/rejuvenation of New Age/mystic philosophies such as Wicca, awareness of Halloween’s origins have grown among the general populace…
Month: October 2013
Gamer on a Budget #7 – Zombie Shooter 2
Why wouldn’t I play this game? Why wouldn’t I enjoy an old-school shooter that was clearly inspired by Smash TV’s monstrous hordes? Well, there are three reasons why Zombie Shooter 2 is where fun goes to die…
The Fitba #2 – Your Attention, Please!
This column, Part Two of a funny look at football (and no, still not American football), by Nathan Frederick Garden, appeared on the old Winterwind site in October, 2013.
Gamer on a Budget #6 – To The Moon
To the Moon is a delightful and charming story told through completely the wrong venue…
The Fitba #1 – Open Season
This column, Part One of a funny look at football (and not American football), by Nathan Frederick Garden, appeared on the old Winterwind site in October, 2013.
The M.R. James Roundtable – Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook
M.R. James was no ordinary horror writer – he was a renowned academic in Biblical texts, and the provost of Eton. His scholarly range gave added weight – and Latin injokes – to his fiction…
Cape Wraith
Prior to the erection of the Cape Wrath Lighthouse in 1828, shipwrecks were such common occurrences on Sandwood Bay that it earned itself the nickname of Shipwreck Graveyard. It is supposed that many of the spectral sailors were victims of these tragedies…
A Beginner’s Guide To Land Restoration
In a followup to her article about land conservation, writer Jo Thomas discusses the subject of land restoration.
Blurred Lines of Feminism
In this article writer/teacher Emily Thorburn takes a look at feminism through the Robin Thicke song Blurred Lines.