The peace of the kingdom
hung,
dark cloud
rain
The prince sat
huge old throne
worn crown
worn sword
always alone
no kin
no advisors
duty as the peace
restlessly he fingered
throne
then
crown and sword
the dark cloud broke……..
The numbness of the day settled on me. The cold winter morning was punctuated with the static on the television. The new/old VCR sparked and the tape inside stuttered. It was what woke me up.
Howls erupted suddenly from the walls and floor. I reached for the stereo remote and played my favorite Halestorm song at full volume. “I miss the misery” blasted the air. It combined with the howls into an ear-shattering cacophonous wall. Used to this mayhem I fell back asleep and dreamed of 22 years ago……
As promised, above is an excerpt from Grey, one of the two urban fantasy pieces included in the first issue of Excursions from the Citadel. Just to make it clear, this piece is not written by me by rather by one of my two collaborators who contributed our creative efforts towards this publication. I’m hearing that there might be some slight delay that makes it not ready for March 1st release but I’m not definite on this point yet. I will definitely keep all of you updated though. And stay tuned throughout this week for daily release for excerpts!
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