Updated periodically. The Doktor's Spyglass is fantasy noir. It has elements of steampunk, epic fantasy, and classic detective fiction--think of it as Sherlock Holmes meets Locke Lamora. ***************************************************************************** When an eccentric inventor is reported dead, consulting detective Irik Thijis is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that Doktor Keynish Helg is not as dead as he seems, and that something much stranger than simple murder is afoot. The Inspection Service of the holy city of Oridos is about as useful as a horseless carriage when it comes to solving crimes, and Thijis is used to sorting out their cases for them. But what he discovers lurking in the Doktor's mansion soon finds them all out of their depth. As Thijis probes deeper into his strangest case yet, he realizes that blood and death are only the opening gambit in a play that may cost him not only his livelihood, but his life.

Sometimes, a certain combination of numbers you encounter in everyday life intrigue you, because they seem too much of a coincidence. In this case the numbers are 8.15. What's 8.15 got to do with anything? 8:15, August 15th, Are these numbers cursed or blessed? It all starts with a long distance call to a public phone near a Navajo reservation in Arizona from Tokyo. A university student gets stabbed to death in his apartment in Tokyo. His close friend goes missing and becomes a suspect. An alcoholic, washed-up detective gets a second chance and starts investigating. He's intrigued with numbers 815 as well. Will he able to connect the dots?

Tomoko in her early twenties is always trying to find a different ways to lose weight. One night, she happens to watch an informercial about a particular kind of implant put in dogs which can suppress their desire to chew things. A light bulb goes off in Tomoko's head and she embarks on most daring procedure of her life.