TheBrightPearl

The bicycle was the most treasured item I owned. I didn’t own much; not even my own autonomy. I had saved all my wages from my job at the...

I settled onto the bench the council had put out in their efforts to bring people into the city centre, to create a sense of community. ...

Alcohol and magic do not mix well together. Shula tripped over her feet and tumbled head over heels, sparks flaring as she giggled and...

The eldritch wail of the sirens warning of incoming bombs screamed in our ears. Bombs whistling as they plummeted down from the upper...

Oracle: Prophesy Unleashed “Next” called the receptionist as the number 31 flashed above her head. I looked at the 31 stamped on the back...

The Red Sweater We lived in the grey. Perpetual rain and the sky a leaden cover over the world. Life is a struggle now, it is hard to...

I woke to the sound of the wind gusting around the house. It was a change day today. The wind’s buoyancy and energy told me so. As I lay...

The scent of the oregano rose in a heady perfume as it baked in the late summer sun. I leaned down to breathe in the aroma that reminded...

I stood on the drop off to the lake looking at the dark blue water. It was said to be the deepest water in the land. If one entered the...

Grey, damp and cool; even so it is an improvement of the rain of yesterday. I started my day slowly and chose Ceylon Black tea flavoured...

They came to me the broken, the shattered, the hurt and I repaired the vessel. I didn’t require ornate temples or bright vestments in...

Clocks scare me. They take away your life minute by minute. They impose a constraint upon the world by chopping day and night into...

There weren’t many clients in the office that morning which retrospectively was a very good thing. I started off like any other day, an...

I entered my room and immediately felt the loss. There was a gap in the flow of the room where something was missing. My eyes swept...

I poled my way quietly through the interconnected waterways of the old city. Around me was both opulence and decay. Elaborately decorated...

A notice of armistice was received one year before the alignment. The alignment was a big event for all races whose home planets lay...

A sunny Sunday, a day for me to get into the garden and get the planting done once the top layer of grass is lifted. I spent the day...

I slipped through the street hugging the shadows trying to remain invisible to the Public Enforcers. Navigating the Under City in quick...

It was something I had dreamed of doing since I was a child to walk the Chartres Labyrinth. This desire was nurtured in my childhood...

In the long ago a tale was told of Tea Sage and the Spirit Fox who brought blessing to our little village. The Spirit Fox was mischievous...