Soldier in The Mist (also called 'Latro in The Mist ') by Gene Wolfe.
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Soldier in The Mist (also called 'Latro in The Mist ') by Gene Wolfe.
Hello! Several years ago I posted some short stories to 'Short Story Sharing'. I'd like to start writing again. I miss the joy of having an idea germinate into a concept which then flowers into a...
https://youtu.be/dENI884P2MQ
EDIT: It's not a picture of me. It's a video of me engaging in my OTHER other hobby! LOL
Celebrating High Mass, indeed! Cheers!
A rich young man with curly hair? Was it Mark Zuckerberg? I didn't know he was that generous! And eating thanksgiving alone at Dennys? Curiouser and curiouser! It brought back some of my late night...
"Not NOW, Spock! I have a date with a Terbarian Moon Princess I've....got. To.... get ready for! Set phasers to 'sexy'! Mr. Spock, you have the bridge!" With that, Captain Kirk strolled to the...
There were a few capitalization issues, but I am guilty of this too. I have to consciously capitalize where I need to, because I have become too lazy in my everyday writing to bother with it lol. I...
The ride is rougher than I would have preferred - these backwoods roads don't get many vehicles that aren't attached to a horse or mule. I'm roused from my musings as we come around a stand of trees....
Thanks Steve!
The weather woman on the dusty television screen and the brightening around the curtains tells me that it's 6a.m. My cell phone blares out confirmation as I lean across the couch and fumble for it on...
solid advice from both of you. thanks! i agree it feels rushed and unfinished. it's something that i can work on now that it's on here.
I roll up on the house just as the sun is dipping over the horizon. The moon is already out, hovering in the darkening sky like a bleached skull. I grind the gears of the old International pickup...
Thanks for your criticism! I knew it was well-trod territory when I wrote it, but I will strive to go a bit off the path next time. :)
The past five minutes have been unusually productive. The office seems to be running smoothly and efficiently. If I were brought here blindfolded, unaware of the day or time, I would recognize 2:30...
I lose more of myself each day
A sack of flour that's host to ravenous insects
I eat, tasting only ashes in my mouth
I talk, not caring about the words that exit my lips
So this purgatory
Limbo...
Yes Zoo! Some people seem dull, but they can surprise you when it's their time to shine.
Thanks Steve! That's exactly the impression that I wanted to leave with this little slice of time. That's how I view a lot of my short stories. \m/ o.O \m/
Thanks Hill! It was a piece that was begging to be written. Sometimes the voices in my head give me something good to write. :)
I enjoyed this very much! :)
Thanks! Now I have to hunt for my errors! Also, I was probably editing some of it as you were reading. I have a bad habit of editing after I post. :)
The pesky errors have been hunted down and...
Chick with a cello. I see her coming from across the street. She's no kid, maybe mid-twenties? The afternoon heat has got to be over a hundred degrees but she doesn't seem bothered by it as she comes...
I wrote this as a possible explanation to the dozens of unexplained inconveniences that we encounter on a daily basis.
The Way closed behind him with a sucking noise and a slight pop. He never...
Thanks! Glad you liked it! A lot of my stuff tends to lean toward the darker end of the spectrum.
Balls. What is that god-awful noise? And why does my head feel like an elephant is playing soccer with it? And that smell. Sour and bitter. Curdled. I open my eyes and the world is a dozen times...
This is my first honest attempt at a post in several months. I hope it entertains.
I instinctively cover my nose with my stuffed handkerchief, cleverly filled with spices and perfumes - a...