It's a long story, a kind of one hundred years war, that cannot be won, and yet we keep on fighting... You were already there, in the old class room, in the heart of winter, as our teacher was telling us about the Middle Ages, and, about you, the ever present, maleficent fallen angel. You … Continue reading Devious #VisDare 128
Satan
This is Your Life #DailyPrompt #faith
If you could read a book containing all that has happened and will ever happen in your life, would you? If you choose to read it, you must read it cover to cover. I do not need you to learn about the past, and I do not trust you. As for the future, you are … Continue reading This is Your Life #DailyPrompt #faith
#Promptbox: Planetary Boundaries
We will restore the Earth to Her Beauty, We will clean the Rivers, Purge the Oceans Of the filth of greed, We will return the Land to its rightful owners We will ban weapons and complicated machines, We will destroy Satan's mills... We will, again, till the soil Without poisons, But first: We will … Continue reading #Promptbox: Planetary Boundaries
#DailyPrompt: Greetings, Stranger (ou la Beauté du Diable)
Greetings... I recognise him straightaway, even before he spoke. This time it was not the pretty woman, but a handsome man, the latin, middle-aged type, careful haircut, immaculate shirt, evidently educated and well dressed. His French was impeccable. He smile when he heard my name. I was determined to play along, for a little while. … Continue reading #DailyPrompt: Greetings, Stranger (ou la Beauté du Diable)
#FiveSentenceFiction: Conflict
We know how it all starts: lies, distrust, fear... We also know how it finishes, the ruins, the lost lives, the seeds of more to come: 1871, 1918, 1945, and the tall stories the alleged victors tell. What we don't know is how to stop the lies, the stupidity, the fear: for those are the … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Conflict
#VisDare76: Resolve
We follow the uncertain path, through the sombre tunnel of mortal dreams, Alone we are, our tired bodies aspiring to peace, and eternal rest. Yet we haven't finished: there is much to be done, much to fight for, friends to protect, fiends to slain, And Him, hidden behind the clouds, always observing and mocking, … Continue reading #VisDare76: Resolve
#DailyPrompt: Middle Seat
We were still a couple hours from landing. I am used to those tedious crossings, and never liked them, but work is work. The enticing, if a little monotonous voice couldn't be avoided. The attractive person sat to my left and, earlier on, I had given up the idea to escape, trying to concentrate instead … Continue reading #DailyPrompt: Middle Seat
Daily Prompt: Careless Whisper
It happens: sometimes that filter in our head bursts and we say too much of what we’re thinking and someone gets hurt. Tell us about a time you or someone you know said something that they immediately regretted. We were talking amiably, and my companion - I had met him on the same café terrace … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Careless Whisper
#FiveSentenceFiction: Misunderstanding
"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood..." ~ The Animals, Don't let Me Be Misunderstood I have met him in many disguises, always the smooth talker, sometime the beautiful female seductress, sometime the innocent child. I always see through his masks, but to give him credit, … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Misunderstanding
Of Glass & Paper 