Nelipot, the Barefoot Witch
She walked barefoot–nelipot if you want to get pedantic–toward a tree…
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Category: short story
In Silence, I Rage
In silence I rage, rattle the cage but the bars don’t change.
There is a truth I cannot speak, so I turn in silence.
Nefelibata, the Cloud Walker
She perched, hands clasped around a gargoyle’s head as she stared out at the city…
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Detective Pagasmo in Playing Dead
I glared at the author of my doom, which just stood there all gleaming metal and innocence. — A Detective Pagasmo tale
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Styxx and Stones
By the frothing river Styxx she sat, stabbing its white-capped waves with a stick as her sister’s words battered her. Continue reading Styxx and Stones
Tadhana
“Don’t you pine over a man,” said her sister, the Gorgon, as she sipped a glass of wine.
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Gigil
She felt the gigil–that uncontrollable urge to squeeze or pinch someone. In this case it was herself because this couldn’t be real.
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Chaos Bringer’s Halakhak
Halakhak–loud, uninhibited laughter–broke from her. She covered her mouth and tried to stop up the relieved giggles as the flames died down around her.
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Yugto or Through the Mirror
She didn’t believe in ghosts until she became one.
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Pahimakas/A Killer Wish
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Kinaadman
He escaped into words. The world outside of his head was too sharp and drew too much blood.
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Dalisay – Echidna’s Daughter
“Just kidding love,” Charon said, grinning ear to ear. “For you and your hurting heart, I’ll make an exception.”
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Likha
The silent sisters sat, one to a side and between them their rivalries entwined. For WordHighJuly Continue reading Likha
Makisig
She followed the river Acheron, slithering over rocks and other impediments. (Kilig Me Darkly continues for WordHighJuly) Continue reading Makisig
Amihan
The chiaroscuro of her soul pushed and pulled at her… For WordHighJuly Continue reading Amihan
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