By G.R. Nanda When he awoke, the sun was well on its way up the sky. The ball of yellow warmth loomed over him in a sky of light blue. The stolid white sheet of a sky seemed to have disappeared overnight. Only a few puffs of white clouds peppered the sky. A gentle breezeContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 30 (Early Draft)”
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2200 Blues Chapter 29 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda Through the lush green, Father Hawk jogged, cutting through and separating clumps of grass. He accidentally ran into herds of large, furry and brown bison who grunted at his approach or butted their huge horn-studded heads at him. When they did this, he had to frantically scuttle around the herds or flapContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 29 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 28 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda “Great,” said Father Hawk. “Great.” He looked down and squinted. “But…………..I am great!” he shouted as he looked back up, frowning at the huntsman who hovered placidly in the sky. “I-I’m a god. Or I was. I was a god. I could fly all through the universe. I already was great.” TheContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 28 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 27 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda Even as he was spinning, Father Hawk could feel his heart sink. He never felt inevitability more than now. Plummeting in space, he could do nothing as he moved closer and closer to the huntsman. The huntsman’s legs trailed behind him in a blue haze that melted away into the stars. HeContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 27 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 26 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda “The coyote stared at Father Hawk with glaring yellow eyes that glinted with a strange brightness.” “Father Hawk’s heart sank. He was almost too tired to be afraid or run away. It was indeed getting tiresome, constantly running away, constantly being surprised and chased away by some new threat.” “It was tooContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 26 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 25 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda “Fear flooded Father Hawk.” “He stopped trembling from anger because now he was trembling out of fear.” “It was like a sharp bar of ice– a long icicle that plummeted on him, piercing him from his head to his gut.” “His eyes were wide with fear. He stood in one spot, transfixedContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 25 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 24 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda “Deep into the canyons he ventured, scuttling below rock ridges and frantically flapping away into the distance.” “And always– always, he was fearful, always on the move from the ever-watchful gaze of the huntsman who was also moving, stealthily creeping along ledges and canyon walls, always keeping a high ground so thatContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 24 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 23 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda When the windstorm and its sounds cleared, drumroll and faint chatter joined the noise of the vicinity. Singing voices soon joined the mix. Male and female. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa………………………..” Nickel sat still. He had become too numb to try moving the egg or breaking it with force. The egg was dark enough toContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 23 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 22 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda Walking around the smelting station, Farrul and Nickel were led to two large circular vessels in between the flaming posts. Behind, were tribespeople shrouded in dark fog, standing still. The crackle of flames atop the plates was louder than the eerie wind which was always blowing. Nickel had grown so accustomed toContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 22 (Early Draft)”
2200 Blues Chapter 21 (Early Draft)
By G.R. Nanda For two weeks, Nickel and Farrul worked with the people of the tribe, hunting, cooking and cleaning up after the remnants of the Atlantic Tribe’s activities. They joined in the routines of the tribespeople, oftentimes struggling to keep up with people who had been doing these activities a certain way for theirContinue reading “2200 Blues Chapter 21 (Early Draft)”
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