He wiped the dust away which had settled on his shoulders. He had stood staring at the gates for a while now, and thought of how they looked like fashionable versions of what surround a prison, after all wasn't that what an old folk's home was in a way? A prison for those still imprisoned … Continue reading This face of mine – chapter IV.
This face of mine – Chapter III.
Hands wrapped around his throat woke him up. He could barely see as his eyes failed to adjust to what he was trying to see. Breathing was getting difficult and his throat was being squeezed. His chest felt like someone was sitting on it. He could see eyes piercing through the darkness, as he concentrated … Continue reading This face of mine – Chapter III.
This face of mine – Chapter II.
He found himself walking around aimlessly, forgetting who he was and how to think. He felt as if he was watching himself through other people's eyes. He watched himself go into a bathroom and urinate into a toilet, feeling like a peeping Tom doing this. He slowly slipped back into himself and loosened from the … Continue reading This face of mine – Chapter II.
This face of mine – Chapter I.
Guillaume had escaped through the bedroom window. He had jumped into a patch of soft soil which his father used for throwing food waste in, and tucked himself under the wooden fence that couldn't keep a large dog from getting out if it decided to crawl, instead of dig. He could feel the imprint of … Continue reading This face of mine – Chapter I.
The trilogy of choice
The prisoner, or the vices of choice. Chapter one - Imprisoned: With a bang his eyes were forced open. There was a dim light from behind him and he blinked and blinked and blinked, still in the waking seconds where you have no idea where or who you even are. As he continued to stare … Continue reading The trilogy of choice
The Serpent of Ljus – All chapters.
Chapter I: High upon a hill on a monstrously rough and jagged terrain rests a large wooden building, made of the blackest forest wood and large enough to contain fifty men. This building is the ill reputed tavern 'The armless bandit', well known for fostering gangs and being a building you do not visit unless … Continue reading The Serpent of Ljus – All chapters.
To try again
On a cold evening of February, Elizabeth left her house with a flustered face. The young lady blistered away from the home with a face dominated with blushes, and red patches of rage across the cheeks, with such a grave expression of melancholy and emotional turmoil that you would assume she was late for a … Continue reading To try again
