Books and Their Covers

Bodil raised her shield and her opponent’s mace crashed into it, sending a shock wave down her arm. As this happened, Bodil shifted her weight and pushed, and the opponent’s side was exposed. She thrust her sword into his abdomen and pulled the sword left then up. She retreated and he fell off her sword … Continue reading Books and Their Covers

The View Out My Window

Selma looked out the kitchen window at the spring scene displayed just for her. At least that’s how it looked, with the window framing all the green, an impressionist’s view of the world. The morning sun painted the leaves and left shadows in the places where they had yet to grow in. In one of … Continue reading The View Out My Window

Powerless

Gentle in word and form. Burnished hair and painted lips, Eyes lined with kohl. Beautiful by any measure. Dreams of tigers gnawing hands and swallowed glass, slicing. Powerless, falling, spiraling, Landing on icy steps to jerk Awake knowing talents are invisible at best and crushed completely on Other days dreams of Flying far with eagles. … Continue reading Powerless

The Shape of Power

Warning: Sexual situations I slid my naked body against his. He shifted my hips over his groin, his erection growing and ready for more. “You know,” I said, rocking my hips a tiny amount, “If you educate me, I can take care of the other women.” His hands rested on my hips and held me … Continue reading The Shape of Power

Motion

Dreams are in motion like trains. They creep along dirty by-ways, with the hope of sun. Later, they crawl up mournful hills where they are still for a fraction of a second, then plunge downward into their lifetimes. When their tracks cross rocks, they tremble, but they are never empty. They carry, at very least, … Continue reading Motion