TARUK TOSSED HIS GEAR LADEN SATCHEL onto the soft grass at the side of the dirt trail that they had been following all day and slumped down on a log beside it. The weather had not been kind to them on this day and his boots were soaked clean through. He swatted a mosquito away from his pale grey skin and looked up towards the roiling, clouded sky. They still had three more days on the road... [click here for more]
“I HELD HIM DEAR WHILE HE BREATHED HIS LAST. My brother clutched my arm tightly while crimson seeped through his tunic onto the pineboard floor below. He trembled and for the first time I saw fear enter his eyes. ‘I’ll be back right? The Cycle brings us all back in the end doesn’t it?’. I hugged him tightly while a tear dripped from my chin. I held him until his grip loosened and his... [click here for more]