“Saerr has bestowed great boons upon us,” Teacher said. He gestured at the ceiling, where a great globe of stone bathed the room in honey-colored light. “Without the power of his artifice and the knowledge he has granted to our people, we would not be able to thrive underground.” Teacher had brought us on a … Continue reading Isolation
History
What follows is not a myth, though it has echoes of those you may have heard from cultures that predated our own. There are those among us who claim that it is myth; there are those who wish that it was; and there are those who believe that, if our society admitted the truth, chaos … Continue reading History
But
Sometimes I think I’ll just but wait maybe I’ll but this is right in front of me it needs doing. I should do this. Look I’m doing it. I’m getting it done and What happened? How is it twenty minutes later? Why did I even do those other things Where did they come from? Okay … Continue reading But
Ballet
Over the years, I’ve learned how to respond when something bad happens. Some people break down and cry, some softly, some so hard they can hardly speak. Some people curl up in bed and lose the ability to function for a few days. Some people get angry, and they punch something or someone. Some people … Continue reading Ballet
Fissure
“How familiar are you with history, General?” Lord Aurctur asked. He sat back on his haunches, his tail curling under him for increased balance as his lifted his hands from the ground. Aurctur’s ears and eyes turned toward General Zamrou in a way that tempted him to bear his teeth. “Not very,” General Zamrou admitted. … Continue reading Fissure
Genesis
Amala held her arms out in front of her. Her muscles trembled throughout her body. She felt heavier, as though something pressed in and down upon her chest. Yet at the same time her mind felt so light that she feared it might float away, out of her ears and into the sky above. She … Continue reading Genesis
Goodbye
Preceded by: The Laws Nameless “Wake up.” Kana’s voice, stern and unyielding. I push my eyes open, and, startled, I open my other eye as well. The room is dark. It is night. It is the very depth of night, from the darkness. Kana is standing in the doorway of the closet. There is a … Continue reading Goodbye
Corpse
There is a corpse in my yard, splayed across the grass. In a way, it is beautiful, the way its limbs twist around one another, twined together in death in a way they never touched in life. In death I can see its bright insides, shining out like a beacon calling for aid, for respite … Continue reading Corpse
Becoming, Part V
I did learn something from that woman, but it was not what I asked to be taught. I learned that, even with all of the shreds of humanity I had absorbed over the years, even with all of the time I spent with Telan, the human mind and its workings and motivations were still entirely … Continue reading Becoming, Part V
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There won't be a post today, due to work and life, but look for the next part of Becoming tomorrow.
Daydreams 