“The Sun in Silence”
The sun in silence sank below earth’s rim. But, like a generous king, he scattered precious treasures in his wake. The lower sky revealed a broad flotilla of roseate cloud ships, which had just survived a battle, hulls aflame in pink and dappled with smoky spots. Unscathed galleons of pure flamingo floated lightly upon midheavens’ […]
Continue reading“The Grandmother”
“Skylar’s memories of Florida swirled around this muumuu-wrapped woman. He saw her welcoming him when he woke with offers of fresh-squeezed orange juice, bacon, and eggs, walking beside him in the morning on the beach collecting shells for use in the jewelry boxes and purses that she decorated, and encouraging him at dinner to try […]
Continue reading“Pen and Paper”
“And as he ogled the reams of typing paper, enjoying the strange thought that one might build a sort of hut by using the packages as bricks and then gradually render oneself homeless by turning one’s house into books (for it would certainly be wrong to then employ a book as a brick), Skylar recalled […]
Continue reading“Passion”
“Vrede felt like a woman who had entered a gentle stream and laughed at the playful way its waters laved her limbs and, raking her hair, caused its strands to head downstream. And the woman had known excitement when the strengthening current drew her arms out perpendicular to her body and pulled their flesh away […]
Continue reading“Musicians as Priests”
“The best composers played vital roles in spiritual evolution; they functioned like psychopomps for the living, leading the way to the regions of soul. These artists, having mounted Jacob’s ladder themselves, re-created its rungs in sound, so that their music’s receptive listeners could likewise ascend. Music possessed this power more than any other art. Music […]
Continue reading“Painting of a Woman”
“Intrigued by the technique that had accomplished this feat, Skylar bent forward to examine the paper more closely. The woman resembled Dusky but differed from her as well. More sensual, callipygian, fuller breasted, she bore a family resemblance to her creator, but added a voluptuous dimension. Her hair, full and thick but darker hued than […]
Continue reading“Flowers”
“The profusion of shapes, textures, and colors of flowers stunned the observer’s senses. The perfumes floating on the breeze, ranging from light and sweet to dense and rich, caused him to momentarily fall in love with life. The grounds might have been a many-acred maternity ward: new life cried forth from swards, walls, trees, bushes, […]
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