Author Archives: Ynadin

The Lesson

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Ynadin

[author’s note: this story was originally conceived in response to a June 2016 monthly story challenge on the “BatBland” website; the requirements for the story were that 1) it had to begin with the words It is a truth universally … Continue reading →

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ORIGINAL VERSION: Breath of Life (April 12, 1987)

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ynadin

April 12, 1987 With the tiniest, the softest of sighs she stops breathing. Only moments from home and help, Vincent is pierced through by the death whisper that would have been inaudible to other ears. He has been listening for … Continue reading →

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Breath of Life (April 12, 1987)

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ynadin

April 12, 1987, In the City of New York The softest of sighs. The tenderest…. Death and Vincent understand one another. The woman has stopped breathing. He unfolds her from his shoulder to the tunnel floor, cursing the puddles. She … Continue reading →

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Exile, part 1: Yearning (Lisa 1971)

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Ynadin

EXILE, part 1: Yearning (Lisa 1971) If all else perished and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained and he was annihilated, the universe would turn into a mighty stranger; I should not seem … Continue reading →

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Exile, part 2: Love and Fate (Lisa 1971)

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Ynadin

[author’s note: This story will eventually be woven into an episode expansion of Arabesque but until that’s ready to publish, I wanted to make it available for readers as a kind of “trailer” for the finished work. This piece follows … Continue reading →

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