Seasons of Life, Part 6 – Fall, Continued

This entry is part 19 of 39 in the series The Rebel Anthology [Indefinite]

The house of Inoki was cold and drear. Lamp oil and firewood had become precious commodities, not to be wasted. In the once-lustrous dining room, the family sat assembled about their meager meal in dim silence. The fine hangings and sculptures had long since been pawned for the most basic of necessities. Food and fuel.

Seasons of Life, Part 3 – Summer, Continued

This entry is part 15 of 39 in the series The Rebel Anthology [Indefinite]

Under the dark surface of the water her pale, slender hands seemed to glow. As Sumire trailed her fingers before her, they appeared spectral to her, not altogether real beneath that rippling plane. How easily one’s clear view might become distorted. As the water stilled, she peered down at her own dim reflection. This silent