From “A Mother’s Humble Plea”
Humility rests not with the weak, but
with the strong, who knows when best to show it,
for she knows it is its own sacrifice.
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Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
After days of not being able to post…the excerpts continue…
From “A Mother’s Cry”
Power rests in those who give its wrath, not
in those who suffer and cower from it.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Gray Ones”
He who tries to circumvent his sentence
will still be guilty for crimes committed
no matter his attempts to forget them.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “Athena’s Vengeance”
The best punishment is often one that
allows the thief to steal the forbidden
and think he is wise for it, until he
is caught and punishment is a surprise
Excerpt: Medusa- The Lost Daughter
From “The Sinking Ship”
Only a fool tempts a fate he cannot
change or bargains with a sealed deal, when the
only choice left is one to comply
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Favorite Daughter”
A true sacrifice is one given at
the loss of the one who is providing
the sacrifice. Flawed is the sacrifice
given with the hand held behind the back…
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Flawed One”
A king who is surrounded by beauty
is a king blinded by his reflection
and vanity.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “A Prayer for Rain”
Peace is never without envy for the
hunger of power is never quelled by
the full belly, bloat of satisfaction,
but solely by the art of conquest, the
acquisition of something that rest not
in your palms, but in someone else’s.
Excerpt, Medusa – The Lost Daughter
Excerpt #1 from my forthcoming book, Medusa – The Lost Daughter.
From “The Gorgon Awaits Her Fate”
Fate binds goddess and monster like a knot
of twine woven tight, restricted, hard to
remove, without fraying the core. A king’s
fate cannot be changed without a gift of
blood given at the altar of those gods
he angered with his pride.
Eternal Sacrifice – Medusa Series Part 12
Part 12 – The Eternal Sacrifice – has just been posted to Wattpad. Check it out here: https://www.wattpad.com/355472469-medusa-the-lost-daughter-eternal-sacrifice
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