Monthly Archives: July 2011

The walls of Greenlaw had been built, neither to keep strangers out, nor townsfolk in, but to remind locals and visitors alike that here was a boundary, the crossing of which implied a sort of change. Outside the wall, nature’s … Continue reading →

Jim had been dead for sure. He was cold and limp when I pulled him out of the sea. I’d watched him dive off the rocks beneath the Lookout. Dived in after him. The water was fierce enough, and with … Continue reading →

So, you want to try spearfishing. You will be in excellent physical shape. The best you’ve ever been. You will have considered how it might feel to take a life. Spearfishing could make you very, very rich. You will have considered what it … Continue reading →

In Sao Rafael , we say that the five winds do God’s work on Earth. We used to believe it too. Some do still. When Mother instructed us to carry Father’s ashes out of the city and throw them into … Continue reading →