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The Commandments

  1. Spit upon waking; and in this way you will cleanse the poison of dreams from your mouth.
  2. Be pure of body, and partake of nothing that will tempt you to lassitude.
  3. Carry a knife with a handle of bone.
  4. Fear not.
  5. Avoid coyotes, and damselflies, and men who have touched foxes: for these may walk in dreams.
  6. When those around you wonder, be ready.
  7. When those around you are sore afraid, be cold and forthright.
  8. The shore of dreams is the place men go to die.
  9. Sleep little.
  10. Watch for us.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
A story yet Uncategorized

Proserpina

She’s had less time to spend with Iala, since the Christmas holidays; so it comes as a surprise to Proserpina to find that her friend has an enemy.

“She did start it,” Iala points out.

“She couldn’t have known you were new money,” Proserpina says.

Iala’s eyes crackle. “Oh, are you going to start now too, Macnair?”

“I’m teasing, Iala.”

“Well, Ernestine Batten wasn’t,” Iala declares. “She’s a prig and a snoot and I won’t spend the next three years looking up her aristocrat’s nose!”

Proserpina says nothing more: it isn’t her affair. Until Radiane brings the girl to boxing practice.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A story about Proserpina