Once, in a blue moon
What happens up there on that day-faded see-through moon? (A long long sail, by any nautical standard.) No one is certain. My scholarly theory says there are silent factories dug … Continue Reading Once, in a blue moon
Nemesis
If you found me this evening time (for such it is), you would know things that have been out of your sight. The way that I put on my skin … Continue Reading Nemesis
In the beginning
In the bleak black crack of a Singularity, a palindrome world is hid. It had a name that time forgot, but none could mispronounce Doppelgangers dwelt in its brimstone airs. … Continue Reading In the beginning
Old chum
he take my hand in pyjamas
and I smell him
like spearmint gum
and I not afraid no more
On Tormance we stand
previous chapter is at https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/02/14/neverland/ In my twenty five years of life, all of it aboard the great ship Neverland, I have known naught but the constructs of humankind and … Continue Reading On Tormance we stand
The planting
I had to support his brain as he disembarked, leaving the ship’s queer gravity. He was their monarch, born one in a billion. Emblazoned on the pale pink of his … Continue Reading The planting
Neverland
A cordial Hello to all who may see this, and may the day embrace you! From your history books, you will know that our ship Neverland left the vicinity of Old Earth … Continue Reading Neverland
I plead the 4th
people are speaking to me, thinly and echo-like. I watch from above, my love. (or across, down, sooner, later) “do you want another pillow?” “I don’t think he can hear … Continue Reading I plead the 4th
Joshua’s choice
I had a brother…..I have a brother! Michael and I were separated during the great invasion of 2067. World communications had been disrupted, or destroyed altogether. The last I knew, … Continue Reading Joshua’s choice
Earth, Mars, and beyond.
“Raymond, before you ask, I know who they are, where they have been, and where they are going. I know, perhaps, why you are all so happy, but I am … Continue Reading Earth, Mars, and beyond.
Joshua’s dream
Previous stories: https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/09/27/paved-with-good-intentions/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/10/18/my-little-miss/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/10/silver-seeds/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/14/the-yard/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/15/dont-fence-me-in/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/15/the-neighbours/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/16/lay-down-all-thoughts-surrender-to-the-void-it-is-shining-it-is-shining/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indeed, it was Old Granny in my rocking chair dream. Her back was to me, and the rocker creaked upon … Continue Reading Joshua’s dream
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void. It is shining. It is shining.
Previous stories: https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/09/27/paved-with-good-intentions/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/10/18/my-little-miss/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/10/silver-seeds/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/14/the-yard/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/15/dont-fence-me-in/ https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/15/the-neighbours/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her name, as near as I can make it, is Khostra, and she “spoke” to me in symbols, visions, and … Continue Reading Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void. It is shining. It is shining.
The neighbours
previous stories are: Paved with good intentions My little Miss Silver seeds The yard Don’t fence me in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They were tall and olive skinned, with startling eyes. I had … Continue Reading The neighbours
Don’t fence me in
previous stories are “Paved with good intentions” https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/09/27/paved-with-good-intentions/ “My little Miss” https://secret-lifeof.com/2018/10/18/my-little-miss/ “Silver seeds” https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/10/silver-seeds/ and “The yard” https://secret-lifeof.com/2019/01/14/the-yard/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The children kept up their play, as children … Continue Reading Don’t fence me in
The yard
The heaviest of the fog was burning off, as quickly as clouds in a time lapse. The sun, westering towards zenith, cast a kaleidoscope of blinding beams on the silvered … Continue Reading The yard
In a night’s fancy
Oh, Enceladus! Ocean moon enrobed in ice. Eccentric orbiter of a God. Your showering geysers an accretion to Great Saturn’s gravelly rings. Herschel spied you from out the blue. Cassini … Continue Reading In a night’s fancy
