*This story stopped short of what it could have been simply because there was a 17,000 word limit in its original purpose. I haven’t revisited it since it was originally written but hopefully you will still find it to be an interesting read. Journey to the Higher Mind By Indigo Giordana-Altu “Chŏn chonggyoga ŏpsoyo.” I …
Author Archives: Indigo Giordana-Altu
The Gatherers
The Gatherers By Indigo Giordana-Altu Panic- it is the feeling that Shannon awoke with on most occasions and this day was no exception as she crashed to the floor in sync with the rising of the sun. Screaming out in pain from what was sure to be another bruise, she slowly rolls toward her bed …
Katja
Katja By Indigo Giordana-Altu Kat Woman of Canada… The playbill trembles in the Headmistress Bonheur’s white knuckled grip as rage takes over her petite frame. Her emerald eyes barely show through the narrowing slits formed by her scowl at the hungry slob of a news reporter that sits before her. “It is you. Katja Engel, the striptease …
Undulation
Undulation By Indigo Giordana-Altu It was a strange undulation. The feeling crept over me and swept me away into a sea of awareness. In an instant, the past and present became one. The mystery of who I really am had been unveiled and it frightened me to the core of my being. Can you imagine …
Remainder of Two
Remainder of Two By Indigo Giordana-Altu Skin stained from a mixture of ash and desiccated blood, a toddler in frayed clothing cries atop a mound of skeletal remains. She gazes out at the charred land through the blur of her tears. Too young to understand her own feelings of the futility of sobbing, she pulls …
Meredith
Meredith by Indigo Giordana-Altu The morning light teases Meredith’s eyes until they fluttered open. Slowly, she emerges from beneath the navy blue satin that compliments the paleness of her nudity. She begins her ritual of arching her back and stretching her arms toward the sky like an Olympic Gold Medalist but, in moments like those, …
Bloodlust
Bloodlust by Indigo Giordana-Altu The Leshy came for me. His body was serpentine. I jumped back from the sight for fear that it would bite. Slowly, I stepped further away. The Leshy slithered faster to display his determination to strike fear within. Hurriedly I darted through the glen. but all was in vain as the …
Beast of Bladenboro
The Beast of Bladenboro by Indigo Giordana-Altu Screams rang out through the town. They had discovered headless hounds. There they stood in pools of liquid life. Who would be next, husband or wife? She saw it with her very own eyes and was never known to be a teller of lies. It was definitely a …
Bergman’s Cottage
Bergman’s Cottage by Indigo Giordana-Altú Golden sunrays spread out like folds of a Japanese fan, dispersing the shadows cast by the cluster of birch trees. The road that curved through them was beautifully mystic. On most occasions, it beckoned travelers to follow it to its end which was a century old cob house that had …
Remembering Lila
Remembering Lila by Indigo Giordana-Altu Lila glanced at me with diamond eyes and a ruby grin. For a moment, my heart ceased to beat. Thinking that her expression would be yet another indirect greeting of a stranger in passing, I prepared to never see this rare beauty again. I continued eating my lunch. As I …
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