At the first turn we begin the dance to midnight. The single clarinet pierces the silence; A sharp clear tone to awaken the night air. The second turn takes us across the stone. A brass horn accompanies the first notes; Adding a somber tone to contrast the first. Another turn: the third this time. NowContinueContinue reading “Twelve Turns to Midnight”
Author Archives: Jaxon
Nightfalls
The sun hides its face in shadow. Burning fire erupts upon the horizon. Eerie darkness covers the sky. Black clouds rise above the fire; Like smoke that billows from hell’s forges. Now lighter clouds of steam rise behind. Chills cover your skin; Your breath smokes with the cold. Your chest tightens with fear gripping you.ContinueContinue reading “Nightfalls”
Requiem for the Lost
Do we stand, or do we flee? In the far corners of the earth, the Lost Ones shamble. In tattered garb they wonder further. They know not where to go, for they are Lost and can never come home. They leave traces of their passing. The cold darkness and empty feeling is felt in theContinueContinue reading “Requiem for the Lost”
The Sound Inside (side B.)
The Head Well yes of course the Heart would lie. Did you seriously expecting anything less? It is, by it’s very nature, deceitful and self-serving. All it wants is to rule your very being, from the moment you first draw breath the the moment you gasp your last. The symptoms of it’s control are heightenedContinueContinue reading “The Sound Inside (side B.)”
The Sound Inside (side A.)
The Heart did you hear it? listen no? there it is again, are you deaf? You know what it is, you’ve always known, you’ve heard it before. when are you going to wake up? it’s standing right before your eyes, dammit stop looking; start seeing sometimes you can hear it in the wind, tilt yourContinueContinue reading “The Sound Inside (side A.)”
Work, School, And Time Travel
Today is the day that I again dreamt of the impossible. W) Many times during work I daydream. Thinking of what I would rather be doing than sitting in a cubicle inputting data into never ending spreadsheets. Phone calls, meetings, the hub-bub of the office. There is something to be said for the dogged dedicationContinueContinue reading “Work, School, And Time Travel”
Heart of a Warrior
A short story from my notes: At the gates of the castle, the enemy gathers. A warrior stand ready to lead the defense from within. Stance wide and shoulders forward; his body is tense. He hears the battle cry of the enemy outside. He swallows his fear, his shaken hands grip his weapon tighter. ArmorContinueContinue reading “Heart of a Warrior”
The Man Who Died
A short story from my notes: Let me tell you a heartbreaking story: There once lived a Man who died. Yet while this Man lived he owned many things. Once, before he died, the Man prepared a feast. At this feast, gathered many people. Now some where only there for the food; Fewer came asContinueContinue reading “The Man Who Died”
The Return to America’s Independence
On July 4th, 2017, my belief in magic was restored. As many of you might know, the 4th of July marks the national holiday in the United States traditionally known as Independence Day. It is a day (and sometimes a week) to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 that birthed theContinueContinue reading “The Return to America’s Independence”
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