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Drabble: FLA-FLE HAPTO NESCESSY

Written by an unknown hand, etched into some desert rock, here beside us as we climb the mountain: FLA-FLEHAPTONESCESSY The letters are familiar, but the words are babble to us.…

Drabble: When the Winds Blow . . .

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When winds blow coldly through the dell, and the old church bell is heard ringing out from those mossened and withered stones of the steeple, when the cruel howl of…

Drabble: Our Sole Soul

We traveled far in this life, but never seemed to get anywhere. We have gone through countries that have no markings on our maps, and seen strange places that would…

Drabble: Fleeing

I might be alone forever upon this sea. As my motorboat breaks over wave after wave in this ceaseless ocean, I wonder what ports I can find hope in. Are…

One Light From Which Many Flee

There are thousands of ways one can enter the gate, but there is only one gate to enter. There are many paths leading to many places, but there is only…

Drabble: The Limits of the Sky

I heard you once when I was young, but never understood; now that I understand, you've grown quiet. Tell me, then, the limits of the sky, the number of the…

Drabble: An Unmarked Grave

The hollow eyes of the skull stare out from the dust, the half unburied skeleton gazing up into the sky. I wonder what tragedy led this man to such an…

Drabble: Preparations in the Dark

The music of the anvil echoes in the dark while the red glow of the furnace pulses. Within their smoking mountain, the dwarves are hard at work. Preparation. Preparation. Preparation.…

Being Sick Brings Out My Depression

The slaughter of thousands is forgotten for a stubbed toe, and we never noticed the murdered millions. Man is a funny animal which struts like a cock though he's about…

Drabble: Written in Shadow

In the ancient city, in the desert sands, in the moonlit night, in the forgotten lands, I discovered hideous things, unknown things, things I wish I could forget. In those…