Author Archives: Ynadin

Mother Tongue, part 1 (Lisa 1962)

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 a part of it. ~Emily Brontë, … Continue reading

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A Voice of Heaven/Madonna and Child (Helena 1988, NYC)

This story began its life in 2013 as my contribution to a WFOL2014 Round Robin (chapter 4.) The authors of the 3 chapters preceding mine established some “givens” (Catherine’s father’s deep– and very reasonable– concerns about her happiness and her … Continue reading

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Solace: Part 1

Part One: Solace * * * * Certain wise men wrote, concerning [Nephilim] in their sacred books, that angels came down from heaven and mingled with the daughters of Cain, who bore unto them these [Nephilim]. But these wise men … Continue reading

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Voyager, Part 1

Must I go on living here then, among the objects we both had touched, in the air she had breathed? In the name of what? In the hope of her return? I hoped for nothing. And yet I lived in … Continue reading

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Exile, part 1: Yearning (Lisa 1971) ORIGINAL VERSION

http://magellanswife.com/authors-note-exile/ This is a substantially rewritten story, the very first and very different version of which was composed (and posted) in response to this http://www.batbland.com/ story challenge: after the “incident” with Vincent in which Lisa got injured and Father sent … Continue reading

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