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Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Seven Most of the settlers got drunk when they returned to town. This time, Eni joined them. She had borne witness to the killings, but was forced to turn away. She had made her choice long before this day, but at that moment it had sickened her. Overwhelmed by the sight and smell of […]
So Little has Changed ~ Verse II
Verse II Remember the numbers are someone’s mother, son Father, daughter, aunt or uncle and it may be anyone Rich or poor, special on either end of the spectrum Smart, stupid, hawk, dove may die at the end of a gun In or from an ivory tower its fiery wrath may descend From a young […]
Serial Tuesday ~ Toliver
Chapter Seven That night at dinner, Toliver no longer sat at the front. His seatmates called it the hot seat, and not somewhere you wanted to sit. Today the honor belonged to a woman, though he could only see the curly, brown hair on the top of her head and hear her murmured responses to […]
Taking Your Chance
What do you do if you discover you don’t like your life? When the wonderful choices you’ve made lead to strife Not all of them, certainly, but you feel stifled, unfulfilled One more day you’ll spend praying your world is stilled What you dreamed, do you remember, or who you’d be Memories lost in the […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Six The sun seemed to slow, inching toward the horizon till it set, revealing a glory of stars which no-one cared to mark. Anxious and antsy with a need to be doing something, Eni and other stouts souls volunteered to clear the fallen from the field. It proved a long, difficult task which left […]
Even When, We Must
We must celebrate what’s good, but expose what is wrong We must never be complacent; say the day cannot be won We must guard the gains we garner, no matter how small Even the smallest light, the tiniest step forward benefits all We must fight against the fossils who pull us back in time We […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Five Stento and his companions gathered food and weapons and hurried into the night. He, or one of the others would return at intervals for essentials they couldn’t make or trap, and to see their loved ones. The settlers thought their capture would be simple. With their communications satellite’s scan of the planet, they […]
Story Arc
In time, I will surely find my place In my place, I will surely find the time Human existence no longer a contest or race Let’s discard the fears of youth for a new paradigm
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Three The Arcadian wind blustered as Eni walked Stento up the main street. He strode boldly, proudly, is if he saw no reason for the restraints she was compelled to place around his legs. He ignored those who had come to watch, gawk or taunt him, as if they were the dregs of creation. […]
Another Way
I wonder, if you had gone the other way Would it, to me, have made a difference It probably would have, but who’s to say Whether better, worse, drained in the rinse Your life feels like you’re in the spin cycle Pressured, wrung out, stuck in one place You pretend to ravel riding an exercycle […]