Month: September 2024

I want to be a horse this morning for my 76th birthday—and yes, it’s just an imaginary thing, I know, but bear with me. I want to run free on my four sturdy legs instead of being hobbled by these two that I have (though I am, as...

She comes to perch on my shoulder, her trill reduced to a warble recognizable from other woods, other days, often unseen, always heard. The inclination is to shoo her away, send her flying elsewhere. But then, she has my...

The Golden Fault lies about ten miles from here, a seam between the Front Range of the Rockies and the Denver Basin. No one speaks of it much, except developers and old geologists and a woman who wonders about such things late...

Do you think I can’t see what you’re plotting? Why do you think my son sent you on this vain search for Odysseus? I whispered that you were the right man for the errand. True, Telemachus banished him, fitful as a storm tossed by...

Five ships, ten armed oarsmen each; I’ve set traps all over the island, hidden weapons, and sent Axia and Miletes to hide in a mountain cave, so Polynides can’t dangle them as bait, to force me back to Ithaca, and collect a fat...

I’d hoped he and his brute-father would kill each other, thus leave the path clear for me to wed the Queen, and who knows what mishap might free me to take a young, nubile wife. But now that Telemachus has banished his...

From the insignias festooning their sails I see this fleet is Polynides’. He hid rather than sail with me to Troy. But he’s been sent to search if I’m alive after Telemachus had banished me: a monster to all unlucky enough to...

The construction worker let out a cheerful whistle as the striking figure, dressed in a vibrant shade of red, strolled past. Every man in the vicinity turned to steal glances, hoping for acknowledgment from her. Finally, she...

Amidst the fierce storm, the old barn stood steadfast, beckoning me to step inside. As I walked through the empty stalls, the silence broken only by the sounds echoing in the vast space. Once filled with the lively energy of...

The barking pierces the velvety darkness, through the tranquil landscape like a haunting melody. Each bark repeats with urgency, carrying the weight of untold stories and unspoken emotions. The air trembles with the raw power of...