Tag: gods
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Hiking to Outlook Point

“Tell me about your brother,” Lex said breathily as they climbed up the rocky slopes. The horses grazed in the foothills below them, content to wait for their return. Pebbles shifted under their boots and instinctively they reached for one another. “He’s a hermit,” Aydin said as he pulled Lex up next to him. “Ever…
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Nico

Alpheus stretched his arms above his head as he gazed up at the night sky, wondering at the shining silver sphere and the winking points of light. Selene, goddess of the moon, was up there and he sincerely hoped that she was gazing down on him. The memories of their nights together tugged at his…
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The Dinner Guest

Dusk drew long shadows from the objects of the quaint suburban neighborhood. Yards were fenced with white picket fences, and a pack of unsupervised children rode their bikes down the street hollering to one another about the fantastical games they were playing even as they headed home. They paid no mind to the well dressed…