Author Archives: Catastrophe Jones
At This Waking
At this waking, she puts her hands out in front of her so that she can see them, and she discovers they are youthful, bearing strength and grace, and she uses them to fling off covers. There is one sneaker, … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 19 – My Revelation
This is #19 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “The day you were knighted was one of the proudest moments of my life,” I said. I felt the weight of the … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 18 – The Sky
This is #18 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * The rift in the clouds looked like a tear in the world itself, opening the roiling purple-grey and revealing the silver-studded sky … Continue reading
All Hearts
Endings comes in many forms — sometimes in weeping fits, like a child who needs rest — and sometimes in silence, in brittleness, where the piece of glass that is your heart, once rendered unto dust, must be forged into … Continue reading
Offer
Two thousand years ago and two thousand years hence, it made little difference what gifts are brought; the only thing that matters is that they are given in reverence.