The Watcher’s Lament by Bettina Borg Cardona

I stand here at the intersection of ages, but not for the first time. Aeons ago at the birth of this planet, when the lush green swamped steaming and brewing over its surface and the waters bubbled and swirled, I watched already in fascination as the first creatures of this earth slipped and scrambled, clawing [...]

First Snow

Constable Reynold twisted the butt end of his extinguished cigarette between his index and thumb absently, his grey eyes peering out of his knotted brow at the terrified man squirming in the seat before him. He rapped the fingers of his free hand on his temple. The man was reluctant to make eye contact. His [...]

[Fishiones]

The little-known [Fishiones] aren’t the stuff of legend. They are accorded a little space, but it is akin to that [space] which plankton occupy in relation to mermen. Incidental food [space-fillers] hors-d’oeuvres. That is, on a Universal scale. Taking the Earth and human geography as points of reference, their size might cover the whole Australian [...]

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