Games And Stories | Artifices

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Mosaics

A morning coffee geography mini game. Part of my wider project, Meridians.

99 Riddles

This is the list of all the riddles from the 99 Riddles booklet.

Meridians: The Bobbest Countries

As a geography geek I'm pretty much fascinated by the various indexes and numbers meant to provide invaluable insight into our existence...

A Sapling in Mid-Winter

100 more trees added to our forest!

Giving the Moon

Ryokan lived the life of a hermit in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening, while Ryokan was away, a thief broke into the...

The Flesh of Stories

One day, someone asked Bahandin Naqshband, the great storyteller, "You always tell us stories, but you never tell us how to interpret...

A Short (Very Short) Sketch

He was a bit careless (I believe he was eying that cute neighbour of his), so he got the cuff of his trousers caught between the pavement...

The Lion's Breath Smells Like Cinnamon

When the lion became king of the beasts, he wanted to be known for his fairness. So, he gave up his old habits and limited himself to the...

The Seeing Nose

One night, I was wishing things all over. Then, I thought there were too many stars in the sky and not enough light down under, in the...

The Promise

Call yourself alive? Look, I promise you that for the first time you'll feel your pores opening like fish mouths, and you'll actually be...

Calling Back Laughter

If laughter ever leaves your side, call it back like this.

When All the Squirrels Pointed North

One day I wished that the squirrels all had their tails pointing north. I made them point north just by wishing it! It looked as if a...

83 Problems

One farmer came to the monastery to seek advice from a famous Zen teacher. “I like farming,” the farmer started, “but sometimes it...