Attimeus

    Formed thousands of years ago from the caldera of a long extinct volcano, Firefall Lake is a wondrous sight to behold. Lush and vibrant, the forests and fields that surround this natural gem give little evidence of the region's violent past. The size of the crater indicates that at the height of its activity, the Firefall Lake volcano would have sent lava flows to the Northern sea and ash clouds across the continent.    Now, the ancient flows provide rich mineral deposits for local farmers, and annual flooding during the spring thaw ensures that year after year these minerals are replenished. Firefall Fields is known to produce some of

I have often found myself sitting in nameless cafes and restaurants, gazing aimlessly out windows as -rain, leaves, snow, dusk- falls upon the street. There is something in that moment, in the stillness of its turning, which brings clarity. The gentle hum of the space between seconds, then the world starts to move again, the vibrating silence replaced by the chaos of life. And there is peace in that moment too. It lies in the knowledge that each moment to follow is enveloped by that space between; each succeeded by the other at such a blinding pace that the world seems a moving picture. Then the seeming is gone, swept away by t

      The trees sang as the violet sun rose. Amber fields awash with tendrils of sunlight. It filled Tehnar with warmth and brought tears to her eyes. She let the sun wash over her and breathed it into her very being. It hollowed her out and took her pain, leaving only a sense of vastness as though she was a shell for the universe.      She kneeled to the earth and took clumps of it in her hand. She smelled the dirt and spread it through her hair. She took more and washed it on her clothes. She rose and wandered to the brook and there took mud from the banks and masked her exposed skin. She was full with purpose now and rose to head towards