180) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 16 -- Kohra gets intoxicated
He gestured towards the mug she was now holding. “Drrrink! Tis d’nectarrr o’ d’gods, y’know. Drrrrink! An’ we talk about death.”
Death?
179) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 15 -- An old friend, and a new one
Stupid Silver Lady. Lenny didn’t even want to think about her anymore. She didn’t care where that woman was, as long as it wasn’t here.
178) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 14 -- The Silver Lady
Lenny, finding it impossible to produce coherent speech, said nothing, busy as she was in that moment praying that the earth would swallow her whole.
177) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 13 -- Snakey & Squirrelly
This wasn’t the first time Lenny had caused them to make a quick exit. He figured he’d find out the whole story on the road. It was probably stealing something, lighting something on fire, or trying to saddle and ride some pigs. (Yes, she did that. Twice.)
176) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 12 -- Lenny's Surprising Wisdom on Surviving in a Foreign Land
“You can’t just make up a lie on the spot!” Kohra protested. “It won’t be believable!”
Lenny fired off, “I’m Wilma Featherstein, from Carding’s Corners, I work in the Pale Boar Inn as a bartender. I’m Jessica Smithson, from High Ridge; I work on the Kempton’s Hog Farm, about three miles outside of town, right along the banks of the Spokane River. I’m Bonnie Billingsley, from Jordanville; I’m on a research trip, studying the migratory patterns of rare butterflies.”
175) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 11 -- A Different Way to Fly
How in the Hells were they going to get out of this? Would they ever be safe? And what happens if you’re being chased for so long that you just really, REALLY have to go to the bathroom?
174) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 10 -- Goo Zombies
Kohra bolted out of her chair. Dominic flung open the door and…they stared. What was happening outside was impossible.
173) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 9 -- Good Things Coming to an End
She smiled inwardly, imagining living in a little cabin in the woods, listening to the wind, watching the sky, making potions, having chipmunk friends drop in for tea.
172) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 8 -- The Present and the Past
The chipmunk raised his teacup for a cheers, downed it, then pointed rather pointedly his cup. Kohra noticed that the refill came from a wine jug, not the teapot.
The critter made a brief chittering sound and flicked his tail.
“You said it, Faeron,” Mcklein shook his head sadly. “If only we all lived like animals.”
171) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 7 -- Old Man McKiller
Kohra’s first moments of awareness suggested that she was stretched out on the softest bed, with the softest blanket, and felt as comfortable as ever in her life. Yawning, stretching, she opened her eyes. She was sleeping on the bare wood floor, although she did have a soft, thin cotton blanket. Sitting up, she looked around. Her pillow looked like a rock. She poked it with her finger. It was a rock.
159) The Salvation of Eden: Chapter 4 -- Wax Cave
On very rare days, when the daylight was at its strongest, it was like sitting behind a curtain of colours, like that story of the “rainbow” she remembered her Gramma telling her when she was really young. Apparently, they used to see them, right across the whole sky. Not in her Gramma’s life, of course. Never even in recorded history. But it was one of the stories that had persisted from Before
154) The Salvation of Eden: Prologue
It was a warmth that would stay with Kohra, she hoped, forever. Looking around the abundant kitchen, listening to the rollicking wordplay, and vibrating with the energy that zinged between them all, she knew that Something had been created here. Something of significance. Something more-than.
116) Dealing with the Devil: Adventures in parenting, Part 4 — Role-play, kids, and personal growth
One of the most basic, “meta” points that I know for sure sunk into my kids’ minds from their encounter with Asmodeus (and others that have occurred subsequently), is the fact that the best lies, the most devious propaganda, the most slippery, manipulative messages, are built out of the truth. The more truth that’s in the lie, the better it is. The absolute best un-truths will be built entirely out of truths, put together in such a way that, holistically, as “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”, they take on a different kind of meaning.
115) Dealing with the Devil: Adventures in parenting, Part 3 — Philosophizing with Asmodeus
“What happens during war is terrible, Siskenet. Terrible, but necessary, until the Hierarchy establishes itself and stabilizes things.”
“The Hierarchy?” Siskenet scoffed. “You mean like, until you control everything, right? Like, things are ‘stable’, because everyone who was fighting against you is, what, dead?”
The man shook his head. “No Siskenet. Hierarchy should never be imposed. It should evolve naturally. It’s like they say, ‘the cream rises to the top.’ Right?”
113) Dealing with the Devil: Adventures in parenting, Part 1 - A Sentient Universe
So, the other day, my kids and I made a deal with Baphomet.
It was our second time making a deal with a Lord of Evil.
Hmmm, you may be getting the wrong impression here. Let me explain.
23) Gratitude Day 4: Gary Gygax
I could say more. But if I have any spare time today, I’d rather spend it crafting a better world. First in my imagination. Because everything starts there, doesn’t it?