Swimming in Estrogen-C’ – Chapter Three
Several explosions of various sizes could be heard in the distance in the few moments it took for Feld and Sondra to take action. As Feld and Sondra stuffed clothes…
My Colonial Ancestors
The following table contains a manifest of my ancestors who emigrated from Europe to settle in North America, specifically, Nouvelle-France. Church names are in (). Current-day names are in .…
Swimming in Estrogen C’ – Chapter Two
The cool, night air outside of Sondra’s apartment building helped Feld regain some sense. As clarity fought its way into his consciousness, he saw Sondra hailing an airtaxi. “Sondra,” he…
Grief, Interrupted
Karen van Nordstrom awoke to a brand new day, as she had everyday since the day she died, consumed by grief. As a wind rider’s wife, she had lived with…
Give Them Rest – Epilogue
She woke up alone in the cramped room above her bakery, bed-ridden, feverish, sweat-soaked. Her windows were open, but the weather on this hot August night was of little comfort.…
Give Them Rest – Chapter Seven
Onward and onward, faster and faster forward, he and Devoir urgently gallop along the country lane to the quiet town of Crécy. Cresting a hill on the outskirts, he brings…
Give Them Rest – Chapter Six
He mounts his horse just outside the courtyard gate in the hazy gray light of the day and canters toward the familiar trail in the woods. Distant features are nonexistent,…
Give Them Rest – Chapter Five
He opens his eyes as the cleansing waters flow off his head and into the wooden tub he is sitting in. Relaxing his muscles and melting into the bath, he…
Give Them Rest – Chapter Four
Immersed in the climactic maelstrom at the water’s edge, he and his lover move together with complementary rhythms… Coupled, entwined… With vocal, surging desires… Onward and onward… Faster and faster…
Give Them Rest – Chapter Three
With a crash, low-hanging branches buffet his face as Triomphe shoots into the forest and gallops onward along the narrow path, the thrill of the chase pulling them faster forward.…