Two silhouettes seem but one underneath the setting sun, their hands intertwined as they gaze deep into the eyes of the other. Shhh says the wind, causing strands of the girl’s soft hair to fall over her face. He leans to tuck the golden strands of hair back behind her ears, smiling at her with … Continue reading Singularity
Jacob stumbles inside the room. Fists clenched in anticipation - and yet he is met with nothing but darkness and silence. Tentatively he moves farther into the room. "Slam" Jacob jumps at the sound of the door slamming shut behind him and he puts weight on his bad leg in a stroke of bad luck, … Continue reading The Haunted Cottage #END
"Thump" Jacob falls onto the cold stone floor in a jumble of arms and legs. The fall was not very steep, and yet he managed to fall into an awkward position with his right leg twisted backward. At first, he feels nothing but numbness in the leg, but soon the discomfort starts to slip in. … Continue reading The Haunted Cottage #4
Jacob finds himself with his back to the floor in a place he doesn't know. His head throbs terribly and mind-fog obstructs his attempts at making sense of things. Darkness surrounds him, the only light source being a candle next to the door, casting eerie shadows on the wall in the shape of dancing demons. … Continue reading The Haunted Cottage #3
"Coming" says a woman from inside the cottage. The young man lets go of the air that had been building up inside his lungs and takes a step back to allow the door to be opened unhindered. At hearing her voice he felt relief wash over him, but at the same time, he is surprised … Continue reading The Haunted Cottage #2
There is a place somewhere on earth, in the farthermost reaches of a labyrinth of trees. An ancient cottage, old as the forest itself, and possessed by creatures of old - spiteful creatures that were forsaken by man. It is said that once the door slams shut behind you, it is all over. Destined to … Continue reading The Haunted Cottage #1
Lately I have been pondering the nature of happiness, and one way of looking at it is by considering the opposite, that is, what is the root cause of unhappiness? Feelings are as I see it, abstract creations that appear in different ways to different people, and yet I would say that there are common … Continue reading The Root Cause Of Unhappiness
The wind speaks to me in gentle whispers, telling of a place far away where I may find happiness at last, and yet somewhere deep inside a voice of reason resides. What I seek has been here all along, but it is hard to reach, and thus it is easier to entertain thoughts of an … Continue reading A Place Far Away
To believe in something greater than oneself, I think that this is a great thing! To not see people as merely different entities but also as belonging to the same unity. While I value individuality, I think that we humans do not thrive when living for ourself and by ourself, but rather when we see … Continue reading Thoughts On Religion (by an atheist)
What a ride it has been! I know myself to be quite the book-plower, but hey, how the heck did I manage to read all the books in this series over the span of 10 days?! As you probably would have guessed by now, I enjoyed this trilogy A LOT. After reading book after book … Continue reading Book Review, The Red Queens War
Benjamin Bratz 