Welcome to The Concuspidor

The Concuspidor

The Concuspidor & the Grand Wizard of Many Things was a story released in weekly instalments on the net from July to December 1995. It’s now presented in its entirity as an online fable, both as a cautionary tale to those who want to have the Answers to Everything, and as an example of online storytelling. Enjoy without obligation: read the story.

“Recent” Changes

We’ve kept changes to the original HTML to a minimum, so when you read the story you’re seeing it pretty much as it was in 1995. The most recent update (in 2025, for the thirtieth anniversary) to be a little kinder to readers on narrow (mobile) devices: see these notes on the changes if you’re nerdy about web tech.

20 years of Concuspidor online
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