“Decision”
“As Theo sat in front of a low fire he had built on his rocky home, as he contemplated the glowing sticks of wood, the bed of lava-colored embers on which these sticks rested, and the dancing spirits of ivory and jonquil-yellow that shivered and shot into the cold night air, he contemplated what he […]
Continue reading“Yesterday”
“Early in the evening, after a day spent in silence, meditating, reading, and writing, I venture out to complete a walking circuit of my small town’s main street. Being a creature of habit, I follow exactly the same course every day. This routine has for me a sacred quality; it is my time out in […]
Continue reading“Wakingin Eden”
“He awoke in Eden. The fleeceflowers dotted the low groundcover like tiny temples of color in the otherwise even green. Short to moderately tall spruces and firs encircled him. Lichens spiraled up the side of the trees like boas round a lady’s neck. The early morning light chastened the green hues of the trees and […]
Continue reading“The Sage”
“Theo examined their host. He was of indeterminate age. Very old, of course, but bordering on ancient, the visitor thought. His body completely lacked fat. His skin had the shiny look of an onion peel, and the antique quality of a sheet of Egyptian papyrus. His beard, thin and snow white, extended down to his […]
Continue reading“The Ice Cave”
“Imagine a cave narrow and deep, about twenty feet high. The roof and walls of the cave are rounded knobs and ovoids reminiscent of dense clouds. Light penetrates through these rounded shapes sporadically, creating a feeling that one is in a half-subterranean and half-terrestrial world. The floor of the cave is an immaculate sheet of […]
Continue reading“The Lake”
“The lake fascinated him. He tasted its water and found it to be delicious, almost too cold to drink, but delicious. The color of the water changed as one approached or distanced oneself from it. From a hundred yards away, its blue was that of a sapphire ring of the highest quality. On its banks, […]
Continue reading“Predawn”
“When he finally opened his eyes, they beheld not a world, but an exquisite dream of beauty. The entire space before him was covered by a gently undulating mass of cloud. The cloud billow presented itself in cerise and raspberry, sobered rose and livid purple. At its summit, where it thinned, the rose and purple […]
Continue reading“A Miracle”
“The teacher-beggar pointed to a dead bird under the bush beside him. He picked it up, and the bird shivered. He stroked it, and the bird slightly ruffled its feathers. He blew air into its beak, and the bird began to hop about on his hand. The reviver looked at Theo, who knew that he […]
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