Continues typing intently for a few seconds, before looking up with a start. Oh hello. Didn’t see you there. I’m Paul, aka peon, aka peon47, and all of this ( makes one of those ‘all of this’ gestures) is Twelve Months to Midnight , my writing project. I’m not really publishing this for others to read -- though it’s always nice and feedback is welcome -- as much as I’m putting it out there to keep myself honest and to keep the pressure on myself to actually write. Twelve Months to Midnight is the story of one year in the life of Detective Victor Grey. Vic is a troll working for the Office of Special Investigations: The department of the Irish government that investigates paranormal activity and polices magical crimes. I don’t know if such a department exists, but no strange men or women in black suits have knocked on my door yet to ask who’s been leaking me state secrets. This can only mean that Ireland’s Magical Police Force is nothing like the one I have described here. So, work of