Anytime I see ruins, even just a picture of something ancient, I start thinking about the home I've never seen.  I start wondering whether or not the surface of my home planet looks like the left-overs from some galactic war, and then I shove the thought aside and distract myself with something trivial ( Read more... )

encounters have gone
warning us, past the dark gates.
...what comes next, really.

He knew he had things to say on the subject of brotherhood.  That was a given. 
What he questioned was whether or not what he had to say was necessary.  Truth be told, he wasn't much of a public speaker; nor did he ever want to be.  Isabel had hinted on occasion a leader was supposed to be able to address the crowd, while Michael voiced almost the ( Read more... )

I don't think I ever had anything so scary for me I would spend countless minutes worrying about it.  There wasn't anything so troubling I'd be wishing it away.  At least...

At least that was the case until I met Agent Pierce.  Until that point, my concerns weren't so different from that of any other teenager.  It's true we weren't exactly from the ( Read more... )