The Music (First published on Turquoise Monster) The still sad music of humanity Pulsed in my ears, making them Bleed with incencerity I cried to the requriem Of their freedom, Dirged in drum beats Of heart The harmony of life Split me asunder And poured my entrials On the ground Taken as cat gut – […]
Metcalf stood back from the oily smoke. If he thought about the smell and what it was, he gagged; but he was the senior investigator in this mess and had to be made of sterner stuff. The plumes were from the incinerator designed to deal with foot and mouth outbreaks in farm animals, but the […]
Guttering wind had stolen her candle light only moments before; Bella stood hoping like hell that dawn was not far off. There were skittering noises in the distance but the worst thing she could do was run. She calmed her ragged breath. The Namrok had been known to attack those who maintained stillness but had […]
Selorian Raising up her hair to fasten the necklace, Trent discovered a zipper pull just inside her hair line on the back of her neck. #storystarters Selorian Ripples of time crashed in, trapping him in a turbulent inner storm born from his own past mistakes. #storystarters jessrosenbooks “Have a care, dear,” Grams said, patting my […]
Selorian “Go ahead and be the heroe. I’ll be remembered for the bad I did long after the good you did is forgotten.” #storystarters Selorian He had finally accepted the duality within him. The knowledge of what he was capable of was still crippling at times. #storystarters thefourpartland The sword flickered in the early morning […]