Emma Scott Lavin
Stories (2/0)
On Being of Service
Some recent conversations, experiences and explorations into religious themes got me reflecting on the notion and nature of "service" of late. What follows isn't meant to be some great final truth, but rather something that can maybe give us all a little more breathing room.
By Emma Scott Lavin3 years ago in Psyche
A Marked One's Dream
***Warning: This piece of science fiction may be a trigger if you have experienced severe bullying or sexual violence*** Walking along the lake shore she had found the water snake, suspended, undulating with the gentle waves. Her scales -- was she a she? She really didn't have any way of knowing, but in her mind, there was a tenderness that said so -- her scales glistened a wet silver that she might have wished upon her own skin had she known the language. She lifted the snake from the water, slowly, unsure of how the creature would hold the weight of her meter's length in open air.
By Emma Scott Lavin3 years ago in Fiction