The weeks and months moved on and the crowds began to thin. The theatre began to put pressure on the musician, threatening to end his show if the audience did not increase. It was at this point that he accepted that his art was simply an industry. The next week, he left the theatre. He [...]
The concert was fabulous that evening, but the boy could not hear it from his perch. He cried alone as the final torch was put out and the stage was silent again. The following afternoon, the boy returned to the empty room behind the stage. He went out through the hall onto the stage. There, [...]
Timothy Carl was a writer of profound stories- short stories in fact. His themes were always deep and they reached out into the farthest corners of philosophical thought. Fifteen of his short stories had been published in various and mostly reputable anthologies and each of them received resounding reviews of an absolutely positive nature. His [...]
As we waited for our meal, two older couples took residence at the table nearest us. Our idle talk soon faded into casual eavesdropping and our neighbors became the object of our latest interest. They spoke much heavier Spanish than the Peruvians, and with much more song to their voice. Spaniards? From the North, near [...]
It was quite common to see young Henry running without his shirt when he was in the backyard. It was also quite common to see him running without his shirt when he was in the front yard, or the park, or the grocery store, or wherever he could escape his mom. The consequence for Henry’s [...]
It was dark. The birds had given over their stage to the crickets and the frogs and other faceless choirs among the bushes. Sigmund sat lazily with is back resting against the spine of his stool; he faced a similarly situated Donovan who looked just slightly less comfortable than he. “Donovan, there are many more [...]
The merchant Falias and his counterpart Felix left Donovan and the king alone to talk. The woods around were calm and un-imposing, quite unlike the king’s prior experiences. “Felix told me that he pulled you from drowning in the river. Did the pirates cast you overboard in the chaos of battle?” Donovan motioned for the [...]
(This is the 14th part in a much larger tale, which begins here: PART ONE ) The morning birds sang Sigmund out of a very un-restful sleep. How many times would he wake to a new, strange setting? He was on land now; and this time his hands were not bound, which seemed to be [...]
It was difficult for Sigmund to navigate the darkness, crouching around the deck in search of any sign indicating the old man’s presence. He dared not even whisper out the man’s name for fear of alerting one of the three remaining deck guards. Had he any confidence in his skill with the blade, he would [...]
The barbarians left their miserable prisoner to lie in the pools of gathering rain, laughing amongst themselves about his condition. Only the one who spoke with Sigmund remained, watching the king in his subjection. It was morning and Sigmund opened his eyes to the bright rays of a morning sun. At his first movement, he [...]
