05
Nov
Nov
Survivors
Survivors of the last war were gathered in a small circle to discuss their luck. Each argued his or her case. Each claimed to be …
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03
Nov
Nov
Conception
At the time of her conception she was floating on a ship in the arctic waters. Her parents had consumed far too much champagne the …
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08
Oct
Oct
Transition
Once, actually several times, I was stranded in a place where people came and went. They never stayed for long. They had schedules. They had …
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24
Sep
Sep
Wings
She was a child not a pet, and a girl not a toy, but his tormenting bordered on cruelty only man knew how to inflict …
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30
Jun
Jun
Listening
The soothing spirit speaks. Mystical in its silence. In the whispering water. The rustling of leaves. Layers of brightness wash across the dawn. An unfolding …
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24
Feb
Feb
Pandora
Excerpt from the novel Exploits of the Satyr “What about Pandora?” said Slater. Cy roared drunkenly, “What about the pretty damsel? I would have liked …
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18
Aug
Aug
Prophecy
The poet had gone insane. Ingesting a chemical substance believed by pundits of religious esoterica to be the forbidden route to God. Discovered near a …
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06
Aug
Aug
Prayer
At the edge of a cliff lived a man who sang praises to the wind. What kept him alive was the desire to reach the …
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23
Jul
Jul
Omniscience
On route to experience the paranormal, I walked for days through a downpour of incessant wind and rain, climbing out of the storm by traversing …
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