the milieu

when/what/was
Chapter 13

Was it a dream or a poem? Was it a dream or a poem?

“Li,” Grin whispers into the still cold air, “I’m coming.”
“Grin,” Li whispers into the warm moist air, “stay put.”
“I’ve been searching for so long,” Grin says in the night.
“It’s better that you don’t find me,” Li says in the [...]

when/what/was
Chapter 11

What happened once shapes what happens next.

A man sits outside in the cold Southern California evening. He pours a libation for a lost comrade on sandstone pavers. He closes his eyes to feel the hundreds of pinpoint lights surrounding him. He whispers a name, he feels a distance, he bows his head [...]