Category: Across Lives
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Across Lives Part 5
(Photo by Angela Roma) It was unusual for Nis to dream about the same past life in consecutive nights. Most of the time there would be weeks or months between dreams from the same life. As Nis recorded her dream that morning, trying to remember as much of the details as she could manage, she…
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Across Lives Part 4
(Photo by James Wheeler) The archives had no bedrooms. At the end of each day, the archivists and apprentices all retired to a building across from the archives where they lived. For those who were married or had children, they were given larger accommodations with additional rooms. The apprentices were given a pair of small…
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Across Lives Part 3
(Photo by Pixabay) Dural was a large city, by Nis’ estimations. Her family lived out on the edges of the city where there was room enough to farm the land, but several thousands of people lived further in, nearer the city center. Most buildings were still built with wood and plaster but many newer one…
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Across Lives Part 2
(Photo by Movidagrafica Barcelona) Morning dawned and with it came the usual daily chores. Nis searched through the hen roost for eggs, then milked the goat. It was late summer and soon the crops would begin to ripen but for now all she had to do was pull the weeds and carry the watering buckets…
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Across Lives Part 1
(Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh) Sunset was mere moments away as the sun nestled in between the two opposing sides of the valley. The slanting rays of sunlight that cut through the distant clouds, refracted by the hot and humid atmosphere, painted the landscape in shades of orange and deep purple. From their vantage point,…
Bridge of Broken Glass 