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The Dawn of Hope

The Dawn of Hope

The sun peeked out from the edge of the harbor as the once black sky turned to the crimson shade of dawn. The so few clouds that loomed over the city resembled the orange cotton candy sold at the fair. The woman almost felt nostalgic looking up at them. “Doctor, here you are!” Mike, an […]

Invincible

Invincible

“Walk faster, or we’ll miss it,” he whispered into the darkness. Calloused hands dragged me to the top of the cliff, the impending sunrise a deadline before our stumbling steps. We waited in the second before it happened, breaths mingling in the cold winter air, eyes struggling against icy winds and sleep, hearts dreading that […]

A New Dawn

A New Dawn

How I love waking up in the dark— the strange sense of power it gives me to see everyone curled up sleeping tight! The sense of superiority— I did manage to leave the comfort of the blanket. And the competition— I started early, and I am much ahead, yayy! The beauty of dawn filtered in, […]

Stardust

Stardust

The alarm broke through the silent house, stirring him awake. He sighed and rolled over, forcing himself upright. ‘Today’s the day,’ he spoke to his dog slumbering on the floor beside his bed. ‘You ready Jake?’ There was a steady thumping of the dog’s tail as the old man shuffled himself towards the bathroom, pausing […]

One Small Step

One Small Step

In the beginning, there was timelessness, before the dawn of time, and man. There was no time in the beginning. In the ‘now’ there is no measurement of time. On the sixth day, God made Man having already introduced the concept of time (allowing for Man’s finite mind). God took Man to the Garden of […]

A Foolish Wish

A Foolish Wish

My brother is punctual as always.  He collects me every day to ride with him in his chariot.  After such a long time and endless hours spent together spying on humanity, we haven’t much to say to each other anymore. He doesn’t ask me about my doomed love affairs.  We dissected them completely in the […]

The Bachelor on ABC Nine Eight Central

The Bachelor on ABC Nine Eight Central

Carmen, her brother (not child, as some assumed), and a small backpack of clothes were kicked out of the rectory Monday morning. For the second time in two weeks Helen had found $20 missing from the Offerings for the Poor lockbox. That was #7, just ahead of bearing false witness. Anyway, Carmen had only asked […]

Endless Night

Endless Night

The baby cried. He hadn’t stopped crying. He never stopped crying.  “Please,” she whispered as she picked him up for the hundredth time that night, “please, please go to sleep.”  He didn’t listen. Still shushing him in the gentlest tones she could, she began another lap around the kitchen island. It was amazing to her that she […]

The Dawn of Erebus

The Dawn of Erebus

Dark clouds, gale force winds raged the four compass points, curses and oaths echoed from the mountain tops. This was the dark mood of Erebus, as he responded to Eo, his wife, and her continuing argument – that the blackness of the heavens was the folly of his stubbornness.  He should seek the guidance of […]

Meg in Her Bath

Meg in Her Bath

She slowly slips off her robe and lets it fall to the floor in a puddle of creamy satin.  She piles up her hair and clips it in place with jeweled pins. A few chestnut tendrils escape, adorning her temples and the nape of her neck. She adds a touch of French lilac to the […]

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