The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 2: The Amazing Zarmi

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this episode, a somewhat despondent Petrie is taken to see the beautiful but mysterious Zarmi, who is reputed to be the most charming woman in the whole of London…

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Notes:

1. I made this on September 30th, 2023
2. Once again from the bones of The Mystery Of Fu Manchu

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries – Episode 1: The Powerful Look

The Mysterious Fu Manchu Mysteries (1923) were a series of silent shorts based on the Sax Rohmer-penned novels featuring the mystery man of the show’s title, starring Harry Agar Lyons as Fu Manchu, Joan Clarkson as Karamenah, Fred Paul as Nayland Smith, Humberston Wright as Dr. Petrie, and Julie Sudo as Zarmi.

In this first episode, Karamaneh meets with Petrie and Nayland and has a strange request…

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Notes:

1. I made this on October 3rd, 2023
2. Using edits from The Mystery Of Fu Manchu

Brids, Sfish, And Other Amals

A simple toy that creates hybrid animals by swapping their heads and bodies around, Brids, Sfish, and Other Amals was made using twine, with public domain nature illustrations largely collected from the wonderful old book illustrations website.

You can use it here and/or here if you want, and make various creatures like those below.

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Notes:

1. I made this between late August and early October, 2023
2. It was originally intended to be actual printed cards, for my nieces/nephews
3. But the logistics of actually printing cards put paid to that idea
4. I’m afraid

Tales From The Town #129: And the apples are all dead at the bottom of their trees

Apples rotting beneath the trees. Teardrop jewelled spider’s webs on the washing line. And in the distance ships lost in the fog out at sea.

Autumn was here, and not even Claire declaring that there’s no such thing as ghost ships could spoil Agnes’s mood.

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Notes:

1. Written on July 27th and August 26th, 2023

Tales From The Town #128: The Diving Pool Incident

Frozen in place at the end of the board, too scared to jump, too embarrassed to turn back.

In years to come it would feel like this moment encompassed two thirds of Tina’s childhood rather than approximately forty five seconds one Saturday afternoon when she was eight.

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Notes:

1. Written on July 7th, 2023