Shirley Meier's Blog, page 56

455 - Overthinking something so simple

"All right, Mas, not too tight ass," Resh said, grinning.  "Show us this big old snore-echo you grew up in!" His hair was the same mass of flames standing up away from his head, streaked bright red, matching his earrings.  Both ears on either side were fringed in red glass flames, some fixed, some moving.  No 'Imperator Elect' shen from him.  He'd roll up and spit in any Aitzas's eye and then

455 - Run Mas!

"Ok, Mas," Resh said, grinning.  "Show us this big old snore-echo you grew up in!" His hair was the same mass of flames standing up away from his head, streaked bright red, matching his earrings, both ears on either side fringed in red glass flames some fixed, some moving.  No 'Imperator Elect' shen from him.  He'd walk up and spit in any Aitzas's eye and then skate away like a fiend.

The others

454 - Doob and Resh

I finally managed to fight free of the clutch of writers to find that Mil was next to me.  "Former opponent!" was his greeting, with a big smile.  I had to giggle.  I felt like I was drunk and I had only had one cup of kaf a bead ago on top of a pastry.

"A weird campaign," was all I managed to say.  "With flora and fauna abounding."

"If you count Kallen as intelligent as flora and fauna

453 - Release

Minis Neverborn

After the election:
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My hand came up to touch the motherstone I was wearing openly, at my neck. The sound of the crowd washed all around me as if it were a solid thing.  Or water, and I a post made out of silence. It is a living thing, this will of the mob.  This time it was in my son's favour.  And Itrean as well.  An excellent role model.

I watched as

452 - It's Official

"It looks as if you'll be swearing to your son," Chevenga yelled to mother over the racket, "rather than using that needle on yourself." I heard Him clearly.  Needle?  What needle? She looked at the Imperator, my friend, her head tilted sideways like a bird bringing one eye to bear on possible prey. Chevenga touched his shield-hand palm. "Or were you planning to use it on someone else?"

451 - Blusher and Sparky

There were runners from the counting desks to the flag posts and the lights shining on them were lit, as were all the lamps and torches upon the roof.  It made the long twilight into day again and the Square's lamps, with additional lights, were lit early.  Every building all around the square was lit in almost every window, the Temple's lights blazing bright, the University lit as if for

450 - You are Worm-Food, Boy

AN:  Sorry for the delay today... March Break and all.  There will be another post later today, I promise.
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I managed to clasp my hands behind my back and put on a calm face as I watched the last of the preparations by the Ministry of Celebratory Bounty. The Presentation Platform would be far too small for counting and announcing. Everything had been set up around the

449 - The Beginning of Election Day

Ili and I and Kyriala and Gannara and Farasha watched the washing of the streets from my old balcony, with Tawaen's permission.  He had flown off to south Yeola-e to be with his mother and sibs in the middle of Jitzmitthra.

When the flood whistles died down and the waterfall slowed to its usual elegant little tendril down the cliff-face, I wished everyone a happy new year.

I dared take

448 - Self Convicted Sinner

Uncle Gan made sure that Min didn't coil up into a little ball in the back of a Marble Palace closet for Jitzmitthra. My brother is really twisted into a little ball about winning the throne.  I'm not scared of him and me getting fourteen-eighted, because I just know he and Kallijas are going to win.  I just know it.

For our costumes Uncle Gan rented somebody's express chair and he and Minis

447 - Muunas. Sun Rising

I lay, staring vaguely in the direction of the ceiling.  The orator who had relayed my truth-drugging bowed and left the room. Gannara and Kyriala were both in the room with me… Farasha and Ili were with Atzana in the main library with Ailadas and Sera Eren and Ribbons.Chevenga had invited us all to the Marble Palace for Jitzmitthra. Sera Eren and Ribbons were going to be here.  Ailadas had