J Bov

Yesterday I was out strolling through forbidden places beyond our ken when I met a serpent coiled around a mountain. "Morning." I yelled up toward her great scaly ear. "I hope you're having a good day." She shifted, shaking the very earth and looked at me with one giant eye...

Today I stopped to pet a cat that was sitting on a wall and as I did he said to me: "Hey, it's ok to be inside your own head sometimes. Perfectly normal, healthy even. Just remember that you've got to come out of there some time and be with those who love you." Then he left.

Sometimes taking care of yourself IS taking care of the people you love. Sometimes you need time to feel more Yourself. Sometimes the ancient, sigil-carved pillars pulse with a foul light as if from within the stone. We don't know why they do that but so far it seems harmless.

I kept it in a cage and I tried to teach it phrases in my language. I tried to make it dance and speak and sing for me. One day I returned to find the cage on the ground, broken. It had left...

HELLO Hello hello The echo comes back on the rushing wind. After a moment another sound follows: "Good morning!" Comes a cry from deep in the shadowed depths. "And a merry Christmas to you!"

While out on a stroll you spot a wide, gaping hole in the path that has never been there before. You edge closer to it, wary of the ground lest it give way, and you peer in. Blackness. A rushing wind from within. Curious, you cup a hand around your mouth and yell "HELLO!"...