I live in the City of the Village, Oklahoma, a fact which amuses me to know end.  Technically, this makes me a villager.  And I always thought that when I moved in, I should have been issued a torch and pitchfork so we could periodically storm windmills or lighthouses or nearby keeps.

Enter Nycteris.  Shortly before I left for vacation, she twittered about a pin she’d added to her Etsy store that made me sit up and take notice.  It was an absolute must-have for any villager: a crossed torch and pitchfork, identifying the wearer as one ready to take up arms against the local monsters.  while I have nothing personally against mad scientists, they do need to understand that setting up operations too close to my home could upset my own plans for world domination through mad science.