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phoenix rising

  • Phoenix Rising – Interlude # 5, Eire

    Image by Andrys Stienstra from Pixabay It was three weeks to Himostava, and Eire was fuming. Every attempt he’d made to get his granddaughters home to their parents before the holiday had backfired. The Arpathi wouldn’t take the twins back,… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Chapter 6, Kuen

    image from iStock Kuen dropped onto the couch. Pascal crawled into his lap. “Unca Kuen, where are my da and daddy?” he asked. “They’ve gone to get your brother and sister,” Kuen said, responding with the matter-of-fact bluntness they all… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Chapter 5, Fiera

    Image by Petr Ganaj from Pixabay Fiera took her hat off and hung up her tool belt. Kuen and Phelix came in behind her. It had been Gaspare’s turn to tend the children and he’d rung the dinner bell a… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Chapter 3, Fiera

    Image from pixabay.com Fiera waited for Kuen to join her before she started breaking down the rocks with the sledgehammer. “I want to kill her, Kuen,” Fiera said, slamming into the rock with such force it split into several pieces… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Interlude # 2 – Fabrice Benoit

    Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Esmerie snatched the bottle from his hand. “You’re disgusting, Fabrice,” she snapped. “Positively revolting.” “That’s our son,” Fabrice said. At least he thought that was what he’d said. It was hard to tell with… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Chapter 2, Kuen

    Image by Harun Sheikh from Pixabay Kuen walked into the house and was greeted by the scent of fresh spice cookies. He smiled as he saw the three older children happily chewing on the cookie and fruit that Fiera had… Continue reading

  • Phoenix Rising – Chapter 1, Fiera

    Image by atomicqq from Pixabay Fiera stepped outside the door and rang the bell, calling her household in from the fields. The klaxon could be heard out in the distant fields as well as the closer ones. The children looked… Continue reading

  • Interlude #1 – Michi

    Image by Tú Nguyễn from Pixabay Michi held her daughter to her breast. The infant suckled greedily, clinging to her mother. “Lady Nakano, you have a meeting in half an hour,” Kavindra said, bowing deeply. “I am aware of the… Continue reading