"Does it even make sense?” “That is the question.” The new situation was not that unclear as much as the villagers liked to exaggerate: one thing was known to every soul in the village, that there was a new King in the village. And, hence, one inference could be drawn from this piece of important … Continue reading The New King
Author: The Heavenly Cap
A REALIZATION
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" – Romans 10:9 Saved from the wicked of the world through our Lord The heart weary, and pushing a slothful liquid, Not expected … Continue reading A REALIZATION
A HEART’S TALE
“In and out of my heart flowed my rainbow blood.” – Vladimir Nabokov Loving someone whom you know you cannot even feel the flesh of, let alone possess the soul, is something which not only gives you insomnia, but has your heart captured in its own turf only to unleash torture with every passing … Continue reading A HEART’S TALE
The Typewriter
“Not revelry do I seek, but pure sorrow.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky The walls of the Pétrer Police Station were all white with its breaks created by photographs of men and women who had achieved notoriety in the justice sphere. Every one of them had the same expression as if they were manufactured from the … Continue reading The Typewriter
NO ONE HATED THEIR OWN FLESH
“Why are you being angry, Polinna?” “Do I need a reason if your grotesque constitution is before my eyes!” “I am never furious at you, I am never. I hate you, but I am never angry at you.” “You don’t have to be – you already have a physiognomy like a bear.” “Why did you … Continue reading NO ONE HATED THEIR OWN FLESH
WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
The conference on stopping the War was scheduled for the morning on Easter. It was to take place in the Tennis Court in Verne arrondissement in Séanche. For historical reasons, any revolutionary investiture in the city was taken in that Tennis Court: you need to ban cars – you go to the tennis court; you … Continue reading WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
ULYANA
“Is it that they are born again And we grow old? No, they die too. Their yearly trick of looking new Is written down in rings of grain.” Philip Larkin (Trees) CHAPTER 1: OLD AND NEW The electric lamps were coming to life on Postdamer Platz as Mr. and Mrs. Hartmann realized that they … Continue reading ULYANA
NEWS HORROR
A lonely day at office. I was staring mindlessly out the window at rich people. Our office is situated at one of those centers where the nosiest of life exist in this blessed city of Seanche. And why would it not be? We are a news organization, we have to see people, make a point … Continue reading NEWS HORROR
The Meaning Search
Meaning is a word that occupies an odd place in human mind. We do not mostly think about it, but when we do, it lands us in an anxious spot. We have been mostly grown up from childhood on the belief that following our passion is what gives meaning to our lives, though when we … Continue reading The Meaning Search
VENUS
Quite another ordinary day, a boring day, with crimsons light and natural light doing a tap dance in a grey dull room. In contrast, she, at the lecture desk, was like spotting blooming daisies – daisies in whose shed you can spend the whole sun-drenched summer – amidst a barren fire-filled desert – where even … Continue reading VENUS
The Heavenly Cap 