I believe that most people are basically good. Humans have shown time and time again that when others are in need, there are individuals or even whole groups who will step up and help. I also believe that my country is rotting from the inside out. I believe that our natural goodness has been perverted…
Month: June 2018
Liars, and Cages, and Borders, Oh My.
My stomach has been in knots, and I have been feeling sick all day. My emotions are maxed out, my brain is static, my heart conflicted and confused. I say it often, but I mean it when I talk about loving people. Sometimes, though, the people I love do terrible things, and it breaks my…
Alter Course! Full Speed Ahead!
“Oh, blast all this discussion! What good are words? I’m sick of words. Hang the repercussions and the responsibility! If I fail, I’m responsible. Leave the cell door open. Let him escape. Let him! It’s our only chance! Let them threaten me with the bottom pits of hell and still I insist! This obscenity must…
The Sin Eaters
In centuries past, before the deceased were laid to rest, the family of the dead would call upon the local sin eater. This man had one task: to take on the sins of the recently departed, so that they may journey to heaven with assurance. In the custom, the sin eater would arrive during the…