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You don’t leave the tent, boys. Not really. You can wipe off the greasepaint, torch the banners, even leave through the front door hoping no one saw you go. But the circus? The circus stays in you. The echo of … Read More

You ever watch a man take pleasure in something ugly? Not tolerate it. Not wince through it. I mean savour it. Let it melt on the tongue like sin disguised as sweetness. That’s you, Anton. Every twitch of pain, every … Read More

Good morning, Arcadia. Isn’t it just a beautiful day? The sky, that sickly yellow hue, trying its best to mimic something softer. The air sour with the smell of steel and spilled oil from the poor levels. And yet the … Read More

When I was a child, my father took me to his circus way down the levels of Arcadia – where the lights flicker and the sky barely exists. We didn’t have credits. We didn’t seem to have a future. But … Read More

There are many ways to lead. You can be the kind of leader who rules with an iron fist, never taking no for an answer, like our very own Zeus, bless his bedridden soul, who does what he feels is … Read More

When I was younger, I remember my mother had this mirror. We didn’t have much but we had her mirror. It was this ornate thing, the glass carved into beautiful shapes, inlaid with what looked like gold leaf but it … Read More

My father, beast of a man though he was, was never short of credits as I got a little older. I remember the day he came home with our first television set. It was a marvellous thing. Second hand, from … Read More

Eat up. That’s what you tell them, Savor. Those men in Zeus’ camp who are fighting the good fight every day. You tell them to eat up. It will nourish them, it will feed their bodies and their souls, it … Read More

When I started at the circus, I knew I wanted to create it in my own image. I knew I wanted to understand every facet of the big top. So I set myself a goal: I wanted to learn how … Read More

I have spent many a year setting up things just how I like them. The monsters I’ve spoken to, the innocents I’ve betrayed, all to get access to the freaks of Arcadia before anyone else. I imagine all of these … Read More