Luminaria, Chapter 10: Upside Down — Mavis
I’ve started smoking again. After being so good at stopping. I’m so fucking angry I could kill Natasha’s cat. Okay, strike that. The cat’s gone…
Luminaria, Chapter 9: Balancing Act — Ith Daktar San, Part 2
And so, no one was sentenced to death that day. Nor even banished to the Red Moon. The Meditator Ith Rennat spoke the prisoners’ fates. “Lance Rey…
Luminaria, Chapter 9: Balancing Act — Ith Daktar San, Part 1
And there was Lance Rey, plopped down right in front of me where I’d been waiting for him on the steppe near to Extorlia’s castle. I had to admire…
Luminaria, Chapter 8: Lights, Camera, Action — Jessica, Part 2
We arrived at the Grumman Chinese Theater just as the doors were closing with everyone inside. The drivers parked the vans in the alley. A bunch of…
Luminaria, Chapter 8: Lights, Camera, Action — Jessica, Part 1
“Baby, are you ready?” No answer. “Baby?” This was beyond tedious. He’d been in the bathroom now for three hours. I banged on the door. “We have to…
Luminaria, Chapter 7: Undercover — Farida, Part 2
It was soon thereafter I found out irrevocably that there a shipping organization---I can’t say names, for security purposes---but it was a shell…
Luminaria, Chapter 7: Undercover — Farida, Part 1
Once upon a time, there were twin sisters in foster care, Farida and Alia. Alia ran away at age 14 and got caught up with the street life. At 16, she…
Luminaria, Chapter 6: Vishku Way — Erolin, Part 2
Treward had told me where I could find him. The idea of learning more about who I was grew so strong I could no longer resist it. I was now allowed…
Luminaria, Chapter 6: Vishku Way — Erolin, Part 1
Last night, I dreamed of my mother. It’s always the same dream. She’s lying in the birthing room beneath the glaring clinical lights. Shackled to the…
Luminaria, Chapter 5: How it Happened — Adonai
To say I haven’t been happy with what’s been going on lately is an understatement. Lance Rey is out of control. I am one of the few people who knows…
