Torsade Literary Space TV Culture: Mr. Prosecutor (poem)
Mr. Prosecutor The witness/killer weeps He is surprised…bushwhacked by a tactic “Mother doesn’t care.” Mother, he tells the doctor, is just outside in her rose garden Often since Papa died I find her staring at the fountain He calls to her from the patio, apologizes, she has gone upstairs “She’s having […]
Marjorie Bowen: The Sword Decides! (part thirty)
Marjorie Bowen The Sword Decides! (part thirty) The cavalcade divided among a stand of pine; the master of hounds belayed his whip, and let the dogs run. Andreas, intent, listening, eyeing every clearing from which game might burst, looked aside at last… The man nearest him […]
The Totem-Maker: The Citadel (part five)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Ten The Citadel (part five) I cantered on for some time, Cuerpha in the mood for this run, our way sloping downwards. My totem had been seeking me, for the sensible thought came that I ought to seek it. And with these words I addressed it: I […]
My Blog Week: July 18 to July 24
All the Latest from Torsade! A Word on the Week The Habitat Island This was a watershed week…though not in the sense the western states would like. East of the Mississippi we’ve […]
Marjorie Bowen: The Sword Decides! (part twenty-nine)
Marjorie Bowen The Sword Decides! (part twenty-nine) Affected by this humour, Andreas put his back to them and leaned on the railing. Below was the palace square, where to the people Cabane had declared Giovanna. Konrad, on the verge of a remark come late to him, […]
Hammersmith: A Titled Visitor (chapter twenty-two)
Hammersmith Chapter Twenty-Two A Titled Visitor Vic, as Aimee with Curach, longed for an opportunity to pull a confidant aside (in this case, Monty Hogben would have to do), and ask—what’s it all about? Mossbunker’s height put the two of them knee to knee, Vic bouncing along eyeing […]
My Blog Week: July 4 to July 17
All the Latest from Torsade! Last Sunday, my internet went out, and was still out Monday. I called my provider and got an estimate of next Thursday, the 22nd, for repairs. But then on Saturday a technician arrived early, so I was able to post again […]