Tag Archives: rituals

The Monks

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Helen

Image credit: Heartland Arts/Shutterstock.com   We’re not sure when the monks turned, or why. Rumors had swirled thought the Vatican for years.  People pointed to the snake like architecture of papal lodgings and meeting rooms. They whispered about secret meetings … Continue reading →

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Them

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Helen

They are dancing again, in the night. It’s them. I’ve got my iPhone with me so I can capture them on film at last, to prove my point. They are there. And all they do. My parents say I am … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) Memento Mori

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Helen

My uncle had a picture that he hanged on his bedroom wall, above his bed. Unlike many who put a cross or other religious paraphernalia in such private places, he had the portrait of a skull. Underneath it he had written on … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) One: Lust

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Helen

There are rules to this game.  They are ancient.  There is no sign of the matriarchal lines here. The rules work for men only.  As it has been for centuries. This is the way they trap you.  This is the … Continue reading →

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