Jeff Mach Writes

March 8, 2026 / And I Was Tired

On Not Being Driven Mad By The Necronomicon: An Apprentice’s Test

The third spell (not that everything within is a ‘spell) inside the Necronomicon is a…

March 5, 2026 / Jeff's Writing

They had prepared themselves for battle with the Lich. They were under no illusions that…

March 5, 2026 / dungeondoggerel

On Ankhegs Good things to say about ankhegs: They have fairly lank legs They’re flexible…

March 4, 2026 / dragons

I, Once there was a Dragon who ate everyone in the Kingdom and slept with…

March 3, 2026 / Elves

A biologist named Lamarck believed that animals evolve towards what they desire, that, for example,…

March 1, 2026 / Goblins

“‘Tis said if a Goblin leads you into the woods, you will surely go astray.…

February 28, 2026 / Jeff's Writing

Ancient Alien Pickup Lines? Yes. Somewhere in the cyclopean, sterile, uncaring cosmos, beings with heads…

February 27, 2026 / Jeff's Writing

I have no idea how familiar people are with the ‘classic’ scifi stories which used…

February 26, 2026 / alcohol

The Hobbits chose to surrender in their own way. First, the fairly small number of…

February 26, 2026 / (unginged)

Magic mirrors are technically immortal; but since the few artisans who can make them tend…