Rat's eye view

His first connection with Dooke sent Joshuah crashing to the ground. Standing in the middle of the barren training ground but seeing the grass and clover from underneath shut down his brain and his legs.

The other novice mages laughed, pointed, called him names. But as he stood again, slowly coping with two visions, he recognised the difference in the faces of the others between a real connection and a pretence.

Only one other novice wore the look of connection. They smiled at each other and bore the brunt of the abuse.

later that night Joshuah found himself taken by the black mages to another part of the monastery. His only other companion was Dooke, the other novice and his rat.

End of Day

Joshuah loved the end of the day, when the heat of the day seeped away, when the noises of the day started to lessen, when the demands on his attentions gave way to prayer and meditation.

What he did miss was being able to watch the twin suns set, with his oen eyesight.

I'm Bigger Now

Remember the old photo of Puppy sleeping in the box.

This her now.

Subtle beauty

Dance

My puppy dances. Not to music but to cheese.

Storm

The flash blinded her, sent whiteness into her brain, blinding her thoughts and fears. In that blankness the crackle and rumble rolled, tumbled; filled her. It churned within her mind, trembled in her chest as she lay on the damp grass. Lasting, filling, emptying everything but the storm.

And she smiled.

Sleepy Puppy

I'm cheating today. I hunted out the old little digital for a reason today and found there were some photos on it. This is Puppy taken Dec 2007. Puppy was 4 1/2 months old.

She would not fit in this box now.