A.A. MacConnell's Blog, page 19
March 15, 2019
Spears (pt10)
“If you and I are in agreement…” Azzah let her sentence trail off as she pushed her elbow into Reem’s back. Reem stood back up, downing half of her bowl with a few gulps. She glanced back at Azzah with a smirk. Azzah gestured for her to move on. Reem did so, Azzah watching her the entire time.
“They certainly like to dance around each other,” Waseme commented, holding a new bowl out to Azzah.
Azzah took a few more gulps to finish her drink so to exchange it with the fresh one. “In Reem’s case...
March 13, 2019
The Slime (pt3)
The next day the slime slid down from the roof and landed in a pile in front of their doorstep. It slid under the door and into the house. They were eating breakfast and they choked as they saw it coming toward them.
When someone called in, because they hadn’t come into work for a few days, they found the body. Choked on breakfast, one of the doctors said. Strange, but it had been known to happen. There was nothing fishy about it at all.
The next day, slime slid down from the roof and landed...
March 12, 2019
Spears (pt9)
Azzah brought the bowl to her lips holding it with both hands. “I think this is my favorite.”
“Hm.” Reem took a big gulp herself, belying her previous words. “Then enjoy it while it lasts, little sister. She said it will only be for a little longer.”
“I think you should make up for your less enjoyed drink with something else.” Azzah hooked her free arm with Reem’s. She grinned at Waseme, who knew exactly what Azzah referred to. With a shake of her head, Waseme went back to pouring another bow...
March 9, 2019
Or it could mean re-signing?
If I decided to resign
I would have to ask from what?
If I asked from what
I would have to sign up first
March 8, 2019
Spears (pt8)
Hirka was not large, but it could always be described as lively. Even at this time of evening, when Azzah and Reem were free from their duties until the next day. Many others had come back into town, done with their day of hard work and ready for relaxation or festivities.
Azzah liked this better. Until recently, she and Reem had held the night shift. Azzah hoped that Daudi and Lulu would enjoy the night air enough that the Lel’ul would be pleased with retaining this arrangement. It was nice...
March 6, 2019
The Slime (pt2)
The next day the slime slid down from the roof and landed in a pile in front of their doorstep. This time it was in the morning. They were dressed and ready for work. They stepped outside and saw that it was so much more than it had been the previous evening. The mound was almost as tall as they were.
Part of it moved and they were certain they saw a face in it. The mouth looked like a toothless grin that was big enough to swallow their head.
Wisely, they took a step back and closed the door....
March 5, 2019
Spears (pt7)
Lulu and Daudi wished them a good night and the two women left their replacements and the strange house behind. The house which had a design from a foreign land, brought to this place long before any of them had ever come to protect it. A house none of them had ever seen inside, the Lel’ul’s private residence. One they protected even when no one was home. One they would continue to protect for as long as he asked them to. It stood there upon the slight rise, looking down upon the rest of Hirk...
March 2, 2019
Imagination means
Inspiration
Inward reflection of perception
Inspired formation of narration
Ideal temptation for creation
Incarnation of innovation
Memory
Meaningful sensory of every
Mastered reverie in summary
Measured energy to treasury
Memories so exemplary
Awareness
Affluent fairness in nearness
Accepting
Gifts
Generating grievous convenience
Genius
Ingenuity
Interested discontinuity in perpetuity
Inside ambiguity of gratuity
Impatient unity done beautifully
Impunity from incongruity
Notions
Nearing devo...
March 1, 2019
When you have better laid plans
Sometimes I think about what it would be like if I could possibly do something that didn’t rely so heavily on other people.
(No offense, other people, you can be great, but at the same time I’m a bit tired today.)
I have a mind that goes back and forth between blaming myself for something and recognizing that yes, actually it is my fault, because even though it is someone else’s fault I should have figured out a way around it. And as self deprecating as that might seem, it is true. If you wan...
February 27, 2019
The Slime (pt1)
The slime slid down from the roof and landed in a pile in front of their doorstep. They might have stood there horrified, if they had had enough sense. As it was, they were too confused about what the mass could be to be horrified yet. They wondered if there was something on the house that could leave behind that sort of residue.
They stepped outside, in their slippers, because they hadn’t been bothered to put on actual shoes. Not at this time of evening, when they were winding down from the...
