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February 13, 2014
Latticework Teaser: The Hole
Lattice 13The Hole
Merry stomped her foot, hard, finally at the end of patience. “Don’t you dare! What kind of grandmother beats ... what?”
The cane had frozen and blue eyes revealed only alarm.
“Don’t move,” her grandmother whispered.
There was no time to ask why, there was no time to move either, for the earth gave way with a great sucking sound and Merry, her grandmother, the cane and rucksack fell ... into darkness.
Merry stomped her foot, hard, finally at the end of patience. “Don’t you dare! What kind of grandmother beats ... what?”
The cane had frozen and blue eyes revealed only alarm.
“Don’t move,” her grandmother whispered.
There was no time to ask why, there was no time to move either, for the earth gave way with a great sucking sound and Merry, her grandmother, the cane and rucksack fell ... into darkness.
February 12, 2014
Latticework Teaser: Repeating History
Lattice 12Repeating History
When humankind tore through the fabric of space they came in vast numbers on ships the size of cities. This was a one way journey, for they left behind a planet ruined by war, pollution and over-population. Perhaps those abandoned will discover the courage to find solutions for Earth’s varied problems, but those that left travelled too far to make their way back. The ships were indefinitely self-sustaining, but man needs solid ground beneath his feet and a friendly sun on his face. His mission always is to find a land to plant and root and grow and prosper.
Ten ships travelled through space. Two veered off course in the midst of an extended asteroid field, one collided with one of the giant rocks, four landed on Kual, one on Rhomi and the remaining two on Hutito. With these ten ships went humankind’s hope for eventual survival.
When humankind tore through the fabric of space they came in vast numbers on ships the size of cities. This was a one way journey, for they left behind a planet ruined by war, pollution and over-population. Perhaps those abandoned will discover the courage to find solutions for Earth’s varied problems, but those that left travelled too far to make their way back. The ships were indefinitely self-sustaining, but man needs solid ground beneath his feet and a friendly sun on his face. His mission always is to find a land to plant and root and grow and prosper.
Ten ships travelled through space. Two veered off course in the midst of an extended asteroid field, one collided with one of the giant rocks, four landed on Kual, one on Rhomi and the remaining two on Hutito. With these ten ships went humankind’s hope for eventual survival.
February 11, 2014
Latticework Teaser: Feast Night
Lattice 11Feast Night
Halloween. All Hallows Eve.
Some call it a pagan festival. Others know it as an evil feast. Time and technology has not yet forced it into the recesses of memory and myth. Some see it as a carnival of fun. Others regard it as the worst manipulation humankind has faced and continues to face. Relegate it to the past, bury it in layers of legend and let us be done, they say … and are ignored.
Halloween. All Hallows Eve.
Some call it a pagan festival. Others know it as an evil feast. Time and technology has not yet forced it into the recesses of memory and myth. Some see it as a carnival of fun. Others regard it as the worst manipulation humankind has faced and continues to face. Relegate it to the past, bury it in layers of legend and let us be done, they say … and are ignored.
February 10, 2014
Latticework Teaser: Gordon Grey
Lattice 10Gordon Grey
Gordon Grey is a tall man. Grey indeed, yes, as in hair, but not old. He wears an expensive silk suit, although multiple gold chains around his neck somewhat spoils the effect. He awaits them inside a glass cube squatting in an empty warehouse. Bright halogens bathe the whole in absolute light. Timothy and Adrian, after suffering yet another beating, are stripped naked, bundled into sacks with holes for arms and head, and hauled here in chains after days of waiting.
Gordon Grey is a tall man. Grey indeed, yes, as in hair, but not old. He wears an expensive silk suit, although multiple gold chains around his neck somewhat spoils the effect. He awaits them inside a glass cube squatting in an empty warehouse. Bright halogens bathe the whole in absolute light. Timothy and Adrian, after suffering yet another beating, are stripped naked, bundled into sacks with holes for arms and head, and hauled here in chains after days of waiting.
