Sorry Pal, Disneyworld was Half a Mile Back Part I Veritas!—Yes, you had to say it like that to illustrate the exclamation mark—was a very peculiar theme park. That mostly had to do with the titular theming. It wasn’t fairy tales, or space adventures, or popular movies owned by the theme park proprietors. It was, of all things, heavily inspired by the Italian theatrical tradition known as Commedia dell’arte. Weirdly specific, but they made it work, especially with all the mascots themed after...

It’s a Big Fucking Party, and Everyone Will be There Part I It was a good day for a celebration. It was, of course, always a good day for a celebration on Bourbon Street. Holliday kept the whole place at about seventy degrees, and hidden fans replicated a light breeze. But today was an especially good day for it. He’d just dealt a hardy blow in his game of fucking with Bacchae, after a lot of hard work to set up an entire mystery. Now he deserved a little rest. A little drink, a little party,...

A Cautionary Tale of Devils and Moonlight Part I Times had been a little tight for Holliday recently, ever since Mr. Lincoln’s War. Frankly, he had no horse in that race, he didn’t really care one way or another about lofty ideals like the morality of slavery or government overreach. All he cared about was that a steady supply of rich suckers continued to wind up and down the Mississippi. Less and less folks were willing to gamble their money away as the way dragged on. If anything, Holliday...