Shattered stream of consciousness |
He rode upon a nightmare of flame and black sinew, chasing evil even as evil chased him. How easily he had fallen pray to foolishness. How long would he toil to undo the past indiscretion....
Posted by McJagger on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:54:00 PST |
For Dawn |
An excerpt from Haita the Shepherd, by Ambrose Bierce
"Poor old man!" he said aloud, as he trudged along homeward. "I will return to-morrow and bear him on my back to my own dwelling, where I c...
Posted by McJagger on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:15:00 PST |
Bridges |
Have you ever seen a burnt out bridge, its black charcoal timbers sticking haphazardly from the rocky buttresses of raging white water? There is solitude on either side of that br...
Posted by McJagger on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:57:00 PST |
Surfing |
The western sea wind brought forth nice swells and cool weather. It was a pleasant change from the hot, dry solitude of Maj'Dul. Being away from my friends and family is always rough, but ...
Posted by McJagger on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:51:00 PST |
A breeze flows from the past |
No matter what you do, you cannot escape your past. It propels you forward like a breeze accross the stern of your ship. It carries with it the scents of your exploits, faintly washed by t...
Posted by McJagger on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:11:00 PST |
Braving the Ratonga's Realm |
There is an industrious ratonga from Freeport who has built a chain of taverns just for kids. Chucky's place is filled with toys, and games, and tomato and peporoni pies--a place that only ...
Posted by McJagger on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:06:00 PST |
Prayer for a friend |
The following prayer is for a very good freind of mine. He is an inspiration to all of us, but fighting stage 5 pancreatic cancer is no joke. Yesterday they admitted him to the hospital.&n...
Posted by McJagger on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:54:00 PST |
Market Madness |
A free market is important in our lives. The new changes to the way markets work has definately stirred up things. What looks good on paper doesn't always work well in practice....
Posted by McJagger on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:12:00 PST |
Beers in Maj'dul |
I ran into Adawn today. She visited me at my home in Maj'dul. It was nice to see her. I had been so busy with all my mundane daily chores that I had not realized how rotten my mood h...
Posted by McJagger on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:23:00 PST |
The Bonemire |
Mother would have loved the Bonemire. The luminescent purple water seeping in rivlets from the cracks of the island would have certainly inspired her to song. But then again, anything woul...
Posted by McJagger on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:27:00 PST |
