Stories tagged “DARKNESS”
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In Memoriam Bliss / Empty-handed (poem)
To dream such dreams,
to banish despair with the conjured light of face and form,
drawn perfectly from decades ago--
such is the magic of faerie wings and moon beams.
In that twisting and infinite moment,
perhaps a reflection of what was in another time …
Posted 3 years ago -
Fighting Medusa's Cousin, or Something
All was dark in his field of vision, but he could not open his eyes. This creature was akin to Medusa and would turn him to goo if he looked at her. Something flared outside his eyelids, creating a red glow to his left. He smelled the sulfur of a struck m…
Posted 3 years ago -
The Dark is Not All
They had taken the light. All lights everywhere were gone. First the stars winked out one by one. Then the Sun grew dark before vanishing. Without the Sun there was no moon. It was probably still out there in that deep darkness but we couldn't see it.
We…
Posted 4 years ago -
On Music
There are times when music reaches me. I'm open to it, vulnerable to a melody, a drum beat, or even the sound of a single note. It vibrates my exposed self and affects my emotional state. I become a mirror of the string that the guitarist plucks and the e…
Posted 5 years ago -
Compelled by Ritual
Sound echoed through the winding passages of the fissure, ultimately coming from a great cavern where naked men danced in a circle. Ringing them, women beat drums and if not drums, their thighs or the walls.
There was only one light, a fearful red tongue…
Posted 5 years ago -
Forward the Torchbearers
“When we walk, we put one foot in front of the other. Each step forward we take is one that matters. If you are able to advance a yard, a foot, even an inch, then congratulations, you're still alive and doing us proud. Holding the line is good and it has…
Posted 7 years ago