Orpheus Sings
Orpheus Sings
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This is an original collection of short stories and poetry by antipodeanwriter.wordpress.com
31 - Prose - Madman
A madman lives alone in a graveyard as he loses his mind. Of hope - there is none. None - that is, until some miracle-man shows up...
May 30, 2011
5 min
30 - Prose - Welcome Death My Friend
Death visits a man lying on his death-bed. But are the two foes? Or friends?
May 29, 2011
5 min
29 - Prose - Harrowing Hell
Running an efficient operation in Hell is a ticklish business - at the best of times. So - imagine the hell to pay when Hell itself is invaded. From without.
May 28, 2011
12 min
28 - Prose - Slander-Devil
Lost in the suburban maze, a young man asks a passerby for directions. After all, passers-by are human beings too, ready to assist one another as the need arises. Right? Right. Well, except if passers-by aren’t always what they seem…
May 27, 2011
16 min
27 - Prose - Merlin's Stand
Merlin confronts the druid power: speaking out against its traditional use of human sacrifice. But Merlin goes further: openly challenging the druids to a trial of strength. Has Merlin's mocking gone too far? Can one man overcome the infernal powers that answer the druids' bidding?
May 26, 2011
6 min
26 - Prose - Call to Arms
King Arthur summons Uther to arms - urgently. Along with all his men. But Uther is tired of war - although he grimly acknowledges its necessity. But - will there ever be an end to battles? Does all the incessant warfare merely signify a dying kingdom?
May 25, 2011
6 min
25 - Prose - Once A King
When the Sea-Wolves fall upon the coast, Caer Avalon strengthens its walls, lays in stores, and summons its men to arms. But are strong walls and sharp swords enough to repel the fierce raiders from across the sea?
May 24, 2011
10 min
24 - Prose - The Ruins
The Ruins were home to the gods - so they said. But what other powers now dwell in the ruins: centuries after the gods have fled?
May 23, 2011
18 min
23 - Prose - In the Land of Faerie
Farinor is orphaned by the Fever, and raised by the kindly Wiggins' family. But Farinor is half-Faerie blood: his destiny is sundered from those of other mortal men. What adventures must Farinor undergo before he finally understands what his Faerie-kind demand from him?
May 22, 2011
18 min
22 - Prose - The Star Maker
A human soul embarks on a journey across time and space to probe the mysteries of being. What new secrets will it reveal upon reawakening?
May 21, 2011
12 min
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