It's been just about right years since I penned part eight of Night Cries. I just reread it and the story took me right back to those days when I held so much emotion inside about this story. I feel revived inside and anxious to get back into the writing habit. Having completed my dissertation, … Continue reading Picking Up the Baton
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Nigh Cries, Part Eight
By Timotei Erik did not consider himself to be overly brave. In the normal flow of events, bravery was another emotion to be discarded like any other. It was an alien concept anyway since, until today anyway, it was not necessary. Cold World did not have any crime. The more society divested itself of emotion, … Continue reading Nigh Cries, Part Eight
Night Cries, Part Seven
Erik’s earth mother came running up the stairs in a panic. Little Fran was standing at the bathroom door with a look of fright upon his face. The bathroom door shuddered violently but ceased as Erik’s earth mother approached. “Erik”, his earth mother called cautiously. “Are you alright? What’s going on in there?” On the … Continue reading Night Cries, Part Seven
Night Cries…Part 6
Night Cries Part 6 By Timotei Erik waved over his data pod and found the name he needed, Dr. Voguebuk. Dr. Voguebuk was one of Erik’s earliest mentors and one of only a handful of people that had the intellectual capacity to understand him. If anyone could help explain what Erik was experiencing it was … Continue reading Night Cries…Part 6
Night Cries…Part 5
Night Cries Part 5 By Timotei Soft echoes rang against the inside of his skull, bouncing vague thoughts and memories through his cluttered mind. Erik felt himself shaking back and forth, a still yet small voice calling his name quietly at first and then with increasing panic. “Erik, wake up son”, he heard his … Continue reading Night Cries…Part 5
Night Cries…Part 4
Night Cries Part 4 By Timotei She hovered, unmoving yet shimmering like the heat waves off a summer baked street. The boy’s blond hair briefly obscured his vision but he didn’t move a muscle. She drew in a deep breath and opened her mouth ever so slightly. There was no sound, but the stench filled … Continue reading Night Cries…Part 4
Night Cries….Part 3
Night Cries Part 3 By Timotei Time seemed to stop for Erik. Before him stood a visage of death, poised to end his very existence. Erik’s mind and body was moving in slow motion. Everything grew still and it looked to Erik that even she stood frozen in a block of cold, poisoned silence. Despite … Continue reading Night Cries….Part 3
Night Cries…Continued
Night Cries - Part 2 by Timotei There is no movement. The boy lies completely still, the ripples of budding terror caressing his pale skin. He wasn’t expecting this right now. It’s too soon. He’s unprepared in almost every way. Huddled motionless in his bed, Erik’s mind races back to the beginning of this long, … Continue reading Night Cries…Continued
Night Cries
Night Cries by Timotei It’s midnight. The moon is doing its thing high in the sky. The streets are silent except for the mewing and cry of beasts seeking purchase upon one another. There is a nervousness about the night, a kind of unsettling mood that wraps around the street lights like a damp blanket, … Continue reading Night Cries
