Torsade Literary Space 
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-five)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-five) “They do not.” Bani’s father was heavyhearted with misgiving, but his misgivings were not the fancies of a boy. “Those demons were no other than the strangers at the lake. They […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-four)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-four) The stage where priests would conduct their burnings and auguries must be assembled and festooned within the amphitheater. Where, too, for three days before the feast, would be the throng of […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-three)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-three) “Some have seen the dead and most have not. Most believe a plague came from the god, and they have made their altars, and they have refrained from meat and things […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-two)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-two) Sickness seemed, in light of so much downing of wine and rich food, an untroubling thing, an inconvenience that must pass. The jewelers worked with the weight of the village’s expectations, […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-one)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-one) The interpreter shrugged. The commander backed his steed and shouted. His soldiers withdrew; the workers clustered, with every appearance of nervousness, at the tunnel mouth. “We have digging. But you are […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty) Rathinihama climbed down, and Bani’s father behind him. The thirteen unhid themselves, and climbed down, too. Their spears were slung across their backs. “I have some of your language,” said another […]
An Odd Man Out (part three)
The Resident Chapter Four An Odd Man Out [rerunning the last several entries to help readers catch up, because I haven’t added to this story for months] John’s parents were divorced. His father did arrive at holidays, and might… He wanted to be normal in […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred twenty-nine)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred twenty-nine) Bani writes how the fathers of the tribe bemoaned that warfare should come upon them. “Such belongs to the Emperor. He has catapults and engines of fire, and we have only […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred twenty-eight)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred twenty-eight) And why? Bani’s father wondered. Some stones thrown of the mountain were airy; it was said among the Kale Kale that these were birds caught in the wrath of Lotoq, diminished […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred twenty-seven)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred twenty-seven) I mention again the story of the flood. My Totem’s deeper meaning I had no power to discern just then. It is ever the warning of the gods not to meddle […]