He waved to Liddy as she walked through the station to get back on the ship. She paused and turned to face him, a smile lighting up on her face. “Well, it’s good to see you again.” “And you,” he replied. “I wasn't sure you would remember me.” “You drove the carriage that brought me back to my ship when I brought Leira home in her water tank.” The man who was part elephant may not have been able to blush, but he was touche...
A golden haze serenaded the lush green premises of the ashram as dusk approached across the hills. I walked with Marius, trying to shoo away a couple of young goats which had deviated from their group and were now engaged in intertwining with my legs. It was less than two hours since I had arrived at this spiritual community nestled discreetly amidst the rolling hills. And it was only now, while I walked attending Marius’...
The morning after the Choosing was a swirling rush of excitement. With a golden smile, Laertes handed Theia over to the care of two handmaidens who led her to a lilac scented bath. The water was hot, something she barely thought possible. Soon, its scented steam swept the chill from her body. She felt happy and more relaxed than ever before. With a silent prayer, she promised a sacrifice in honor of the Goddess for her go...
Theia was at peace as she knelt on the cobbled stone floor of her father’s home. Her gaze drifted without conscious direction, following her flickering shadow as it elongated toward the wall of the tiny abode. Without the slightest tremble, she held her hands together, raising them in offer of servitude to the old man standing before her. Her mother, wracked with sorrow, sobbed and pleaded with her daughter. Surely, Theia...
“The demon,” the Great Mother spoke, and her voice boomed all around us, “is too strong!” Silence fell over the hall like a leaden blanket. A pair of feet shuffled on the floor next to me and stirred up dust. A choked sob sounded from somewhere further back. A muffled, crashing noise made it through the thick wooden gates and made some of my fellow sisters whimper in fright. I had seen him with my own eyes, felt the raw p...
