The old woman (older than Mischa was now, definitely) stood at his bedside when Moses awoke, leaning on what looked like a bamboo cane.
He pulled backwards immediately. She was still, her face unchanged, looking at him.
“Master wishes to see you after you have refreshed yourself.”
She turned and headed for the door.
“Wait!” Moses wanted to know, [...]
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Also tagged Berek Staines, Bress, Daerin Sarvant, Gorgon, Heracles, James Staines, Joshua King, Moses Lawd, Samson, Sara, Timothy
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“Go down, Moses. Way down to Egypt-land.”
Moses Lawd woke to the sound of his grandmother’s voice. Except joined with it were the voices of yesterday. They had dissipated slowly the night before, as he lay in bed, waiting for sleep to come.
The anticipation was there also, excitement in his veins as he pushed himself out [...]
The morning of Moses Lawd’s birthday brought with it the sun. Moses woke as it rose above the hills that lay to the west of his house.
Ritual: The prescribed order of a religious ceremony.
As Moses worshipped no greater power than his words, or his fears, his daily routine could well be called ritual. [...]
Moses was a writer. A good writer. He wrote mysteries. Jesse King was his protagonist, his avatar in the world of fantasy and fiction. Jesse King solved mysteries. Jesse King was smart, good-looking, strong and fast. Jesse King could woo and charm. Jesse King was who Moses wished he could be.
Moses was a loner. Had [...]
