Overboard

I thought I still could be of use.  Sadly, I was scheduled to be scrapped, for I was battered and dented, with rust around my edges, from years at sea.  On my final journey, a storm roared.  I tried to hold on, but a wave dragged me from the deck.  I felt great relief when…

Takeover

I tensed at the cacophony of sounds on the streets of Central, but he had insisted we meet each week. When I arrived, the counsellor welcomed me into his office, using a name that was not mine. “Any recollections?” he asked. Innocently, I said, “No.” Afterwards, I dodged the crush of humans, making my way…

Thursday Doors: The Courtyard of the Maidens, Royal Alcázar of Seville

Here is my contribution to Thursday Doors, a weekly door-lover’s group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities. ~~ For my last Thursday Doors post, I introduced the Royal Alcázar of Seville (Reales Alcázares de Sevilla).  This week, I’m featuring the famous Courtyard of the Maidens or Patio de las Doncellas.  This courtyard is the…

A Room to Forget

You only had one chance.  When you called its name, the room appeared as you wished it to be. It was a place to go to forget parts of your past.  Those bits that were painful.  Happiness was the goal.  If you no longer remembered what hurt you the most, that goal was attainable.  At…

Thursday Doors: Reales Alcázares de Sevilla, Spain

This is my contribution to Thursday Doors, a weekly door-lover’s group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities.  ~~ For this week’s Thursday Doors post, I’d like to introduce you to the Reales Alcázares de Sevilla, or the Royal Alcázar of Seville.  It is one of the oldest palaces in use in Europe.  The upper…