Month: August 2022
Artful Living
Reality, imitating Imagination, conjuring Muse, affecting Beauty, conveying Painter, daubing Brush, painting Sculptor, freeing Chisel, sculpting Bard, lauding Songbird, tuning Stylus, stroking Pencil, poking Crafter, designing Author, crafting Poet, orating Pen, wielding Scribe, recording…
Arbaeen
By Avellina Balestri (Dedicated to my friend Hossein Bahrami, who allowed me an intimate glimpse into his pilgrimage to Karbala through livestream.) Everything is shimmering In the shrines of the slain Starlit crystal, capturing song…
Wolves
~By Hasan Shikoh Wolves. Everywhere, there were packs of snarling wolves… Askari realised that his breathing was shallow, and his cheeks were wet with tears. Why? he thought. What’s happened to me? Then the commotion…
The Locket
"Jonathan!" Mary cried and shot up, instantly clutching at her chest for the locket that was no longer there. The large room around her was completely silent, except for the rain lightly tapping against the…
Forest Essence
In the ancient forest, I breathe deeply. And I fancy that the wild essence Of the encircling verdant life Flows into me, lodging in a soft Pink fold and twirling its wild Double helix forever…
A Legendary Queen: Part 1 – Chapter Eleven: Courting
Fairdawn 22, 849 When Gracia woke me the next morning, I didn’t mope around my room half asleep as I usually did. Instead, I was more awake than normal, and I hummed a bright…
Only the Power of Creation…Life, Death, and Rebirth in ‘Legend’
Author’s Note: There are several cuts and versions of the film Legend. My comments and impressions are based on the American theatrical release, which is the shortest version, running only 89 minutes, and features a…