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Across Lives Part 10
(Photo by Alfo Medeiros) The world had gone insane, Mel decided. In the year she had been gone, people had gone from being mostly rational to crazed fanatics. In all her lives she’d never seen anything like this. Sure, there were times when people had gone to war with one another and that was a…
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Across Lives Part 9
(Photo by Nashwan Guherzi) It was pitch black when Nis awoke to the sounds of angry shouting. “KYV!” the man, Skav, all but screamed into the night. “SHEZA!” It seemed that Kyv’s appraisal of Skav’s injuries were incorrect. Heavy, stomping footfalls paced an area just beyond the thorn bushes. From time to time Nis heard…
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Across Lives Part 8
(Photo by Markus Spiske) Building a shelter out of branches and leaves was something Nis had dreamed about doing many times, most often when she dreamed about Mel’s life. Although Nis had the benefit of those memories, she still struggled nonetheless to make such a shelter that provided any real protection from the elements. Her…
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Across Lives Part 7
(Photo by Raphael Brasileiro) Most of the doors in the archives could be locked, though most of those locks were hardly ever used. The exterior doors were locked at night, of course. The trick with those locks, however, was that they were only designed to keep people from entering, not exiting. As Nis slipped out…
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Across Lives Part 6
(Photo by Moli Maeder) Life inside the archives improved rapidly for Nis. The instant the archivists saw the ink stained journal and heard Nis’ excuse that she was too cramped inside that little room, a larger room was found and made ready for her. This one had been used in the past to hold meetings,…
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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
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 