Tag Archives: future
Return 16
Life moved on. We moved on. Families and children grew. Gardens and flocks thrived. Somehow, amidst the rubble of the world, we refugees made life. There were green things growing, pink babies squalling, clear water singing — life happened. It … Continue reading
Return 15
Though the walk was long, the way was not unfamiliar. We had left a trail through the rubble, where our boots and feet wore against the stone grass and pushed the pebbles and ash away from our marching line. Parched, … Continue reading
Return 14
They fell away, at the sound of her. The creatures pulled back in horror and pain, the fire of their touch rebounding unto them, as though her voice, as though the music itself were burning. She sang, sang high into … Continue reading
Slip
He feels hollow, imperfect this place inside him that isn’t there anymore, but the outside never was. He doesn’t have all the things he needs to feel whole, but he doesn’t have anything else to make the best of it. … Continue reading
Return 13
They came for us in the night. Two days in, and we were low on resources, terrified, running blind. We didn’t know where the children went, where they were headed, what we would find. We had all left, going on … Continue reading