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Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Thirteen The night screamed outside, raw and ugly, and they were quickly soaked to the skin and cold. Stavo knew he should turn back, gather their harps and wait out the storm, but his anger prevented him. He turned his shoulder into the wind and shielded Luus as best he could. Carrying his injured […]
Remember, Remember the Eleventh of September and So Much More
On this day thirteen years ago, innocent people died Perished in terror as their loved-ones hoped or cried Just their daily routines, in moments all burned away Some of our reason, our innocence also died that day Truly, that hateful day, all gave some and some gave all Be ever thankful to those who chose […]
Silently Across the Night
Moving silently across the night-dark earth Fires burn ever Fluttering banners, gold and red, to mark the dead Ever brighter Blood-red projected on shifting smoke Ever hotter An ever-changing, tattered screen, white, gray, black, overlaid scarlet Consuming all No animal, no insect, no blade of grass remains For eyes to see Glimpses of crazed conflict […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Twelve Stavo stood staring in the mirror and decided there was nothing he could do to pass any better than he had before. Plus, Luus had already knocked once. The knocking grew louder and more persistent, and he wondered how long he’d stood there daydreaming. He smiled. He thought it almost looked genuine. He […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Eleven Stavo had moved on from Asgard. The weather there was too cold, the ground too hard. He had moved, when he knew staying in one place might be better. He’d heard talk that some of Arcadia’s dispossessed settlers had turned up on a planet called, Ne’rdowell. He’d been rewarded, but not completely. He’d […]
Because
What can you remember; are all your memories bad? You recall hurts and feelings that make you feel sad What can you remember; are your memories good? You encounter nothing that needs to be understood Is the evil recollected from a loved-one or a stranger? Though long-past, your world is fraught with danger Did […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Ten Eni shared her berth with Susan James, cook and back-up systems chief, who flame of red hair cascaded down her back. Before this, Eni had only ever seen it in the single, thick braid Susan wore when working. Eni had rich, chestnut-brown hair that suited her well and Stavo called beautiful. She smiled […]
By Any Other Name
Would miracles be or seem, by any other name, so grand Miraculous, magical, names for what we don’t understand Magic, for some speaks evil, dark powers we cannot define Miracles, equally mysterious, argued as proof of the divine Minds shut so tightly, some refuse to heed any dissertation Faith in their own unknown eschews any […]
Ask Only One Question
Give me now the cheerfulness and fearlessness of our youth Back when we knew they were our lives, embodied our truth Towels we used to make super hero capes with paper masks Innocence our strength to conquer all our Sisyphean tasks Heroes all, though one day as Indians, the next day cowboys Imagination’s fires lit, […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
“What is it? You know something.” “I can’t say,” Eni told him. “This is about what Norris said, isn’t it?” Stavo asked. “When he said we’d all be sorry soon.” “I can’t say,” Stavo didn’t press. Norris had connections at the station, but wouldn’t be as scrupulous about not naming something which should be kept […]
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