Author: dng

Passage used to be a stepping stone to other places. Now it must learn to be itself. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty – Chalk – Change – The City Of Red Houses –… Continue reading Passage

The island of Obscurity is a continuous labyrinth of such length and depth it replicates the complexities of life itself. Those who reach the centre are said to return with no memory of what they found there. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue –… Continue reading Obscurity

They argue over whether North is the end of the world or the beginning. In winter, it is not only the bears that hibernate. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty – Chalk – Change… Continue reading North

The eggs of Nest contain live young. The live young of Nest contain all the eggs they will ever lay. This is the way of all life, they say. Yet never once have they been beyond the sea. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue… Continue reading Nest

Everyone we meet from the island of Myth tells us the same story. That does not mean we have to believe them. Their uniformity suggests collusion. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty – Chalk… Continue reading Myth

Even from the shore, the sea cannot be seen. Take them out beyond the clouds, and they scream beneath the sun. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty – Chalk – Change – The City… Continue reading Mist

They wear the heads of others and live for awhile as another. Empathy is gained, though arguments arise. Over time they are everyone, yet still they are themselves. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty… Continue reading Masque

The battles of Mars rage without respite. Our only interventions are to ensure no side wins outright, for there are many among us who enjoy the show. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity – Certainty –… Continue reading Mars

No man has ever been born on the islands of Lure. When these women reach maturity, their legs turn to tails and they swim away in search of lovers. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage – Calamity –… Continue reading Lure

The lamp still burns, though its purpose has long been obsolete. At night, they dance beneath its swirling light. What happens in the flashes of darkness they do not like to say. _________________________________________________________________________ The Islands of The World – Introduction Ache – Allegory – Bay – Beauty – Blue – Boundary – Brilliance – Cage… Continue reading The Lighthouse