spinning yarns from heartstrings
Consumed by the rage of separation from their children, the mothers on the other side of the tyrant’s wall let that rage devour them until they were nothing more than a foul, poisonous mist light enough to rise above it, but heavy enough to destroy anything that stood in their way.
As each new year rolls in, I find myself giddy at the prospect of a clean slate stretching out before me. Yes, there are still lingering remnants of the previous year, moments and activities clinging to the future as they long to be a part of it, but with a whole new year ahead of […]
It’s been an interesting year for me. Though it started out a bit on the slow side writing-wise, as the months progressed I found the pace quickening as I began indulging again in things I had begun to think had gotten lost somewhere inside me. I participated in NaNoWriMo this year, something I strive to […]
Husbands and fathers told them they could not go to war because it was not a woman’s place. When none of the husbands or fathers returned after the last battle, Sakura told Ichika that the only way their children would survive when the Oda came was if they picked up swords and proved those dead men […]
Uniforms were to be worn at all times, most especially on the march. A single body out of line subjected itself to punishment. A button undone, a boot unpolished–some said these were infractions severe enough to incur death. Every day Iris tested the water to see how much she could get away with. Monday she put […]
Harm none and do what ye will. Not even if they harmed you first. Not even if they destroyed the other half of your soul and left you empty inside. “Harm none,” Mother said,” lest you risk bringing that darkness back upon yourself threefold.” Everyday Siobhan asks herself what harm the darkness could possibly do. […]
Two hundred years, he’d served loyally, a faithful playmate to the Miyuzaki children as they grew, a confidant worthy of their prepubescent daydreams and, later, their adolescent fears about a world too large and cruel to keep them innocent. He never allowed himself to favor one more than the others, but Saeko was different. From the […]
Six months, he searched for it: the wish sword. Dull of blade, but sharp with power, whosoever found it was granted the power of a single wish to change their life. All throughout the lonely quest, he thought about what he might do with that wish when he found it. He could have riches, prestige, power […]
“SHIV” Harm none and do what ye will. Not even if they harmed you first. Not even if they destroyed the other half of your soul and left you empty inside. “Harm none,” Mother said,” lest you risk bringing that darkness back upon yourself threefold.” Everyday Siobhan asks herself what harm the darkness could possibly […]
She said the answers would come when the time was right, told me to watch the waves for my salvation. She said, “When at last you learn your lesson, Amelia, the key to your freedom will wash ashore.” A hundred years I waited, and finally it had come: permission to shed my isolation and mark my […]