"Who suffers most from betrayal: the betrayed or the betrayers?"
CHAPTER TWELVE 2001 I had a mission now: to talk to my daughter. The woman had said she wouldn’t stop me from seeing her, but would she not? Or, allowing me to see her, would she make it problematical in...
"A poem about betrayal, sacrifice, deep pain and hope of forgiveness one day from a stupid mistake."
Like a wounded animalLimping through the dense forestI search for somewhere to fall downTo rest my weary soul, and painful heartThis once proud Lion that roaredBecomes a gentle animal that whimpersSuffering in silenceFrom pain I brought upon youWatching the suffering...
"Who is hurt more by betrayal the betrayed or the betrayers?"
They say that blood is thicker than water, and I guess that’s so. Still, water evaporates, and the supply of blood for any one individual is limited. But, the feelings one has for the love of his or her life...
"A human sacrifice of pleasure is required in payment for trespassing in to the land of the Fee."
"It's so good to see you." My friend Cherry throws her arms around me. "It's going to be so much fun catching up with you." "Yes it will. I'm so happy you invited me for the holidays. It was either...
"What went around sure a heck came around."
" . . . Last night you both kept dancing When the music ceased to play Is it all over, do you still love me Am I standing in your way . . ." (Merle Haggard) It is such a...
"He would do anything for her, and that means anything."
It felt a little strange being back after the honeymoon. I had moved into her condo because it was larger, and things went well for a time. We were in love, and each of us was considerate of the other...
"Sometimes, one has to be sacrificed for the many. Sometimes, things are not as they seem."
“The demon,” the Great Mother spoke, and her voice boomed all around us, “is too strong!” Silence fell over the hall like a leaden blanket. A pair of feet shuffled on the floor next to me and stirred up dust....
"The finale"
Alluna looked up to see the underbelly of a gold dragon. Just ahead was another Gold, and two Reds flew to either side of her. The one with the crown of horns turned his head. Alluna wasn’t sure, but she...
"Eilís is sacrificed to Crom Dubh, the god of storms"
Beneath the unending circle of the white harvest moon, a ring of highland sandstone sentinels stand guard over a platform of sacrifice. Crystal stars cut through the sky like a swath of iridescence that shines down upon the land with...