The King’s Greatest Soldier
They did not knock when they arrived. They did not tell when we asked. They did not spare when we begged. Like lightning in a bottle, it disappeared almost instantaneously. My childhood. My belief in humanity. My parents. Taken by tall men in uniforms with a three-letter acronym. The only thing that came […]
The Artists Cemetery
There is a place in my village, by the sea, where dreams of artistry go to die. A heavy gate and statues of crying angels hold up a sign that reads: “THE ARTISTS CEMETERY.” Inside, there’s nothing much, merely a few benches to sit on, listen to the waves, and weep. No graves as we […]
A Letter from an Old Friend
Herbert Hallaway was a man whose every day of the last decade began exactly at dawn. As soon as the sun rose above the horizon, letting the first rays into his room, he would crawl out of bed, already well aware that he would not be able to sleep in. He would make his way […]