September 2009
4 posts
Neophyte and Paradox →
I’ve been having the same dream ever since I became Xu’s apprentice at the Southern Temple.  It happens at odd moments, whether I’m awake or asleep.  The world melts into stormy blue and…
Sep 24th
The Lesson →
The first blow came without warning. She wasn’t stupid. She’d known it was coming and was waiting. She moved ever so slightly, dipping low as his fist connected with the wall. She reared up - head…
Sep 6th
One Day - Haiku →
Morning Softly, quietly Dawn becomes an impish wind breathing down my neck; Noon Here, clouds kiss the sand and time has no memory; My heart yearns for you; Night Daylight is fading Twilight…
Sep 6th
Moonlit Mariposa →
There is an old man—bright-eyed and hawk-nosed, who makes the daily trek to a ragged garden overlooking the sea.  He occupies the same wrought iron bench at sunset every day.  With only a…
Sep 2nd