Tag Archives: pieces
Wishes
Somewhere, somewhen, near a corner of 42nd and 8th, some kitty-corner blocks from Times Square, in the midst of Hell’s kitchen, with buses, cabs, trucks, and cars rolling by, hundreds of people pounding the pavement, walking by, looking at the … Continue reading
Flashes
All the places she’s searched for him, she’s been alone. All the windows she’s climbed in, no analogue to greet her. All the phone numbers she’s called, there’s been no answer. Billions of other people walking the street and she … Continue reading
Return 21
Our Captain dreamt. In the red dark, he walked in the footsteps of those before him. He walked in his own footsteps. He saw the Desolation, the Central City, the sprawling tides of the dead, the skeletal faces of those … Continue reading
Return 20
This is Part 20 in an ongoing serial. Visit the ‘Serials’ tab at the top of the page to read parts 1-19. * * * Time passed — slowly. Without Luroteo, a great and dismal sadness seemed to settle over … Continue reading
Return 19
If this is your first time here, go up to the tab marked ‘Serials’ and begin at the beginning. This is Part 19 in a series — and while I’m sure it’s lovely on its own, it makes far more … Continue reading