The Pharaoh and the Scribe

The Pharaoh and the Scribe

There was a man—we will call him the scribe, though he did not always bear this title, and has borne many more since—conceived under a full moon, born in the city of Hermopolis, and raised with a pen in his hand. It may be that the gods always destined him to fulfill...
The Garden Statue

The Garden Statue

She had been weeping for some time now, head in hands. Her eyes had been covered for so long now that she wasn’t quite sure where she was, but she still listened, and when she listened she heard the sun rise. The flowers opening at the same time she felt the heat of...
Eight Thirty-Seven AM

Eight Thirty-Seven AM

You would be forgiven for believing your shadow to be a good-for-nothing idler; in fact, most of them are and I won’t go about making excuses for them. Yet, if you would dear reader, ponder a moment on how often it really is that you see your own shadow. By my...