Fascinum — Amulet Atlas A phallus, worn. Usually cast in bronze, often winged, pierced or looped for a cord; also cut as finger rings, carved in relief on walls, made into lamps and into wind chimes called tintinnabula. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/amulet/fascinum/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 36K
Hanging at the door — Amulet Atlas Putting the charm on the way in. A parchment case screwed to a doorpost, a horseshoe nailed above a door, a woven cross in the rafters, a painted star on a barn, a paper talisman pasted at an entrance. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/practice/hanging-at-door/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 43K
The spiral — Amulet Atlas A line that winds in on itself. It is cut into stone, painted on pottery, blazoned on a shield, and — once, and importantly — used as the direction in which to write, so that the words themselves coil inward. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/sign/spiral/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 34K
City of Buffalo — Wing Country The municipal government that put its name on the wing, and then put a day on the calendar. Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1832, seven years after the Erie Canal chose it for a terminus. nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/org/city-of-buffalo/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
The fake market — Amulet Atlas Buyers at an amulet stall arrive with jeweller's loupes. They are not checking whether the clay is old — the clay is usually old enough. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/story/the-fake-market/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 42K
abracadabra — Amulet Atlas A word that was an object. Written out as a shrinking triangle on a piece of parchment and hung at the neck, it was a prescription — the earliest surviving instruction for it is a doctor's, for fever. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/word/abracadabra/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
Jet — Amulet Atlas Fossil wood. Jet is lignite, the lowest rank of coal, formed from wood under pressure — commonly from trees of the family Araucariaceae — and it is a mineraloid, not a mineral. nanobotco.github.io/amulet-atlas/material/jet/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Sweet chili sauce — Wing Country A clear, thickened red sauce of chillies, rice wine vinegar and sugar, often with garlic and sometimes fish sauce. Red chilli peppers — Fresno, Thai or red jalapeños — give it its flecks. nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/sauce/sweet-chili-sauce/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Garlic parmesan wings — Wing Country A fried wing tossed in melted butter or oil with garlic and grated parmesan, often with dried herbs and black pepper, sometimes finished with more cheese out of the bowl so it sits in visible flecks. nanobotco.github.io/buffalo-wings/style/garlic-parm/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K