Berries and Deer
The grey-painted trees quietly shook their leaves from their stiff arms. The shivers were brought about by the cool breath of fall & the bugs that roamed…
Distant Mistress
The courier pushed the double doors open himself, no servants, allowing only enough space to enter the receiving chamber with haste. This arrival lacked…
The Messenger
Heat from within his darkened belly and the rim of his hat shading his face he walked alongside his horse, bridle in hand. His horse carried red and brown…
An Interview
Kylun followed the Messenger through the streets, taking a circuitous route through the back alleys and shadowed minor streets. This was getting stranger by…
Morning Messenger After Mead
Dawn had scarcely chased the revelers back to more private quarters when Kylun heard the rap at his door. Too foggy with sleep to be either excited or annoyed…
Condition Fulfilled
There it stood, not a stone’s throw away from my hiding place, painfully recognizable, even to untrained eyes. In the midst of this old forest, the twin trees…
Missives and Misgivings
“Wait your turn, mouse!” The guard at the door, a large, armored rat, blocked his way. Not wanting to provoke a confrontation, Phil waited impatiently. His…
The Messenger
Hermes is smoking, leaning against the door and watching me work. Every so often the door glitches, a sharp blue judder than runs around the frame, reminding…