Persephones Gate

Persephones Gate {- poem stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -} There was a place, a medical clinic where, at age of four or five, I nearly died by an experimental injection, done in a successful effort to save my leg from a disastrous infection which it had sustained in play.Continue reading “Persephones Gate”

Touching The Stag

Touching The Stag {- prosodic short story stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction in the European bronze age -} He had never kept any exact count of the years but this was his forty-fifth summer. That was damn sure pretty old for the way this country was andContinue reading “Touching The Stag”

The Illyrian Women – Part 5

The Illyrian Women – Part 5 {- Continuing from Part 4” {Here} -}{-there are 5 parts-}{- prosodic short novel stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction, a novella of Greek religion in ancient Rome -} {- Ilyria explained.. {Here} -} [:: Demeter’s ancient promise of divine aid seems unfulfilled,Continue reading “The Illyrian Women – Part 5”

The Illyrian Women – Part 4

The Illyrian Women – Part 4 {- Continuing from Part 3” {Here} -}{-there are 5 parts-}{- prosodic short novel stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction, a novella of Greek religion in ancient Rome -} {- Ilyria explained.. {Here} -} [:: At the landlord’s house subjected to unthinkable abuse,Continue reading “The Illyrian Women – Part 4”

The Illyrian Women – Part 3

The Illyrian Women – Part 3 {- Continuing from Part 2” {Here} -}{-there are 5 parts-}{- prosodic short novel stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction, a novella of Greek religion in ancient Rome -} {- Ilyria explained.. {Here} -} [:: The Priestess’ husband is wagering their lives onContinue reading “The Illyrian Women – Part 3”

The Illyrian Women – Part 2

The Illyrian Women – Part 2 {- Continuing from Part 1 {Here} -}{-there are 5 parts-}{- prosodic short novel stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction, a novella of Greek religion in ancient Rome -} {- Ilyria explained.. {Here} -} [:: The Priestess’ husband suffered a horrifying fit ofContinue reading “The Illyrian Women – Part 2”

The Illyrian Women – Part 1

The Illyrian Women – Part 1 {-there are 5 parts-}{- prosodic short novel stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- historical fiction, a novella of Greek religion in ancient Rome -} {- Ilyria explained.. {Here} -} Six naked women; naked but for plain white goatskin sandals which they must put onContinue reading “The Illyrian Women – Part 1”

Inanna Queen Heaven And Of Earth

Inanna Queen Heaven And Of Earth {- long poem stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -}{- an essay in the history of religion -} Down southeastward from the rugged mountains of Anatolia, east across the desert from the valley of the Nile, southeast from the unpeopled isles of Greece, west fromContinue reading “Inanna Queen Heaven And Of Earth”

More Didactic Poems

More Didactic Poems {- 3 poems stone riley creative commons 2020 the creds are at bottom -} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Fantastic Reports” Your dollop of Creative Essence, it is not yours.It is not co-existent with your existence,not bound up with your boundaries.Nor is mine with me.I know this. For I have been past the edges of my Self,farContinue reading “More Didactic Poems”