Magnificent: Emotional ABCs
Get schooled in emotions this month. Today’s lesson is about being Magnificent – a western story in a poem based on an old movie. You know the one. Continue reading Magnificent: Emotional ABCs
Category: Fantasy
Killer: Emotional ABCs
Get schooled in emotions this month. Today’s lesson’s a killer story in a poem. Zip up your bullet proof vest and dive in for a read. Continue reading Killer: Emotional ABCs
Cat Attack
When cats attack, you’d better not be in a yellow cab! A sci-fi story in senryu Continue reading Cat Attack
Light Calls | Curse Breaker
Light calls to like, will Sarn answer its call?
Part of Curse Breaker: Enchanted. Continue reading Light Calls | Curse Breaker
Blindly Seeking | Curse Breaker
Part 2 of Curse Breaker: Enchanted finds Sarn on his way to work wondering about the vast and bizarre public work that he’s passing through–a fortress city built inside the mountain’s cone. Continue reading Blindly Seeking | Curse Breaker
Dream Boat
Dream Boat Dreams shelved like sail boats miniaturized, full of dust wait for retirement Sail away in dreams feet propped on desk, boats on sill life’s out the window Models made with care by large hands that paint with love child’s miniatures Place boats by window excite the child when she wakes new toys to enjoy ~ ~ ~ for TLT Week 10 Photo by Charlie Harutaka Continue reading Dream Boat
Medusa
Medusa guards the underworld. Don’t look back or the one you came to rescue is gone–sucked back into Hades…
– a story in #senryu Continue reading Medusa
Threads of Grace
Threads of Grace and Other Senryu/poetic tidbits to tantalize your minds. Continue reading Threads of Grace
Ride the Sun
Fireball in flight
chariot pulled by lions
riding high in sky Continue reading Ride the Sun
Curse Breaker | Consolation
Curse Breaker | Consolation “You want to hear a story?” Sarn asked his son. Ran nodded, surprised at the offer. Usually Miren read him stories since Miren could read and Sarn couldn’t. So pleased was Ran by this offer that he didn’t see the trap it represented. He accepted his stuffed bear and snuggled as close he could to his father, despite the layers of cloth muffling him, believing that he’d gotten his way. Sarn fought a smile and lost, at least he’d done one thing right tonight. “Let me tell you about Shayari’s Queen.” Read the rest in Curse … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Consolation
Curse Breaker | Consolation
Curse Breaker | Consolation “You want to hear a story?” Sarn asked his son. Ran nodded, surprised at the offer. Usually Miren read him stories since Miren could read and Sarn couldn’t. So pleased was Ran by this offer that he didn’t see the trap it represented. He accepted his stuffed bear and snuggled as close he could to his father, despite the layers of cloth muffling him, believing that he’d gotten his way. Sarn fought a smile and lost, at least he’d done one thing right tonight. “Let me tell you about Shayari’s Queen.” Read the rest in Curse … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Consolation
Curse Breaker | Defensive
Curse Breaker | Defensive “You have to go back,” Miren said in a last ditch effort to drag his brother back to the discussion. Sarn gave his brother a slow nod indicating that he’d heard, not that he agreed with that statement. Though Miren had the right of it as usual. Sarn’s indentured state conferred no rights. He had to follow orders and those orders had not included a dismissal yet tonight. He wanted to stay here far away from people who treated him like an idiot, but… “No. Papa stays here and we have ad-ven-tures.” Ran gave … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Defensive
Curse Breaker | Homecoming
Curse Breaker | Homecoming “If you go back will you be in trouble?” “I—I don’t know.” Sarn had never gone awol before. He’d been an indentured servant to the Rangers for four years now and no Ranger had ever pulled a stunt like this. Not that he’d listened for any such stories. If a Ranger had pulled such a fool stunt, they never would have told him out of fear that he’d do it too. That didn’t bode well for him. Sarn ran a hand over his face. He hated trouble yet he couldn’t help falling victim to it at … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Homecoming
Curse Breaker | Pursued
Curse Breaker | Pursued Vaulting from boulder to boulder, he crossed the white-capped river mere feet from the falls themselves. On the far shore, he broke into a run and hit the maze the rich had dubbed the Lower Quarters. Though squalor, even one with such a genteel moniker, was still rankest poverty. Reeking of urine, rotting food, and unwashed bodies, the stink grew stronger as Sarn fled the river and headed towards the galleries where the indentured dwelt. His footfalls echoed despite his attempts to run silently down twisting tunnels. He hurried, breaking off just before he reached one of … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Pursued
Curse Breaker | Intercepted
Curse Breaker | Intercepted “Easy,” said the newcomer, “It’s just Green Eyes.” Sarn risked a glance at the man standing at his elbow. Grime combined with the green glow of Sarn’s eyes made it impossible to tell what color the man’s garments were or if the fellow was sporting gang colors. The gap-toothed fellow waited for a response of some kind. Great, so word had spread that Sarn wasn’t mute. Damn it. “How do you know me?” “Zaduke.” He owed Zaduke a favor. Anger flared up but Sarn squelched it and the memory of just why he owed a jumped … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Intercepted
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