Half of a Yellow Sun

Moreover, you will cast more than one shadow when all three suns are in the sky! There could even be up to three shadows! The largest sun is Clotho whereas the two smaller stars are Lachesis and Atropos. These names are from the three Fates in Greek mythology that oversee the allegorical strands of life. For instance, Clotho spins our lifelines, Lachesis weaves the thread into the tapestry of our lives, and Atropos cuts the strings. Gnaritus is a Goldilocks planet in that it is just right…

Sirenidae The cave’s shadow fell over me as I paddled into its mouth. After squinting through the sun, the sun off the waves, the cavern was doubly dark and rimmed in after-image shades of violet and green. Emelia’s yellow kayak threaded through the gloom ahead. I lingered at the mouth of the cave, remembering the strange calm that had fallen over the water on our approach. The wind had fallen, the waves became even and flat. The sea was holding its breath, like a whale surfacing before a dive.…

in the Navy during World War II. Like many sailors both now and then, he consummated his naval service by awarding himself a tattoo. I suppose it was his way of stating that he survived more than one battle in the Pacific. Uncle Charlie didn’t go half way either. No basic arm tattoo he went right for the grand daddy – a Yankee Clipper – plastered front-and-center on his chest. The ensuring years, however, were not too kind as the once bright ink became faded and discolored. It probably…

Shining brilliantly, the sun dyed the sky a yellow-orange, and the clouds were painted burgundy. The sky was on fire, and the fire grew continuously. The cold enveloped us as we looked out into the blazing ocean. The dark blue-green water reflected the evening light, and although darkness had filled the area around us, everything was still visible. The combination of sweat, perfume, and the sea breeze cluttered the air. On my left, the girl of my dreams, her blonde brown hair dancing in the wind…

do a double take, but in the way where you gazing around the room and your eyes just kinda linger on her longer than normal. The more you looked the more you noticed, like the way her seemingly brown eyes were actually a kaleidoscope of green and yellow and different shades of brown twisting together in a way that makes me want to hurt anyone who ever said said brown eyes were boring. Or how her jawline was strong, sharp but soft all at the same time. And how her hair even when thrown up in a…

brother-in-law, Ken, gathered the sheep and left them in the pen at the sheep camp before they returned to the cottonwood tree. Leon waited under the tree while Ken drove the truck through the deep sand to the edge of the arroyo. He squinted up at the sun and unzipped his jacket. It sure was hot for this time of year. But high and northwest the blue mountains were still deep in snow. Ken…

The Persona is Always the Real Identity In today’s society we often judge others. Very frequently we hear phrases such of as “that person is so fake”. We hear this statement so often because people do not always show their true colors; they present themselves as one type of character just so others will like them. People today hide their true identities for reasons anywhere from they are ashamed of their background or they want to be better and fit in. This act of changing one’s image for others…

we could be resupplied and be evacuated if the need arose, but I suppose Townshend knows what he’s doing. Then again, after the debacle at Ctesiphon last week, I don’t think I can really trust his leadership much anymore. In two days we lost nearly half of our army, all because Townshend ordered us to charge blindly into a wall of Ottomans. We actually killed more of them than they did of us, apparently, but it doesn’t feel like it. Now they’re chasing us into the desert, and here we are. In the…

TThe Game That Changed My Life Ever since I first started to walk, sports have been a major part of my life. When I walk on to the pitch I am transformed into another world where all else fades away except the game. Two years ago, when I was a sophomore in high school, the game changed my entire life forever. After many time-consuming and demanding practices my team finally earned a place in the conference tournament for the first time in decades. The game was days away, but I could already…

Lord Byron perfectly stated " There is pleasure in the pathless woods,/ there is rapture in the lonely shore,/ there is society where none intrudes,/ by the deep sea, and music in its roar;/ I love not Man the less, but Nature more"(BrainyQuotes) in one of his romantic poems. His artistic expression of happiness is exactly the emotion Sarah Orne Jewett shows in "The White Heron", about a courageous young girl choosing to love nature by turning down a man's love in an era where women were not…