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The Death of the Queen - Epilogue
William Shakespeare wrote plays tracing the histories of seven of England's kings, some celebrated and others maligned. But during Elizabeth I's long reign, he did not pen a single play about any Tudor monarch. He wrote his only Tudor play - Henry VIII - ten years after her death and three years before his own.
By John Coxabout a year ago in Chapters
The Death of the Queen - Act I, Scene I
When I taught in the English department at the Naval Academy, my office was across the hall from a professor who specialized in Elizabethan and Jacobean era literature and music. Every summer break she would spend happily ensconced in the Parker Library medieval manuscript collection at the Corpus Christi College in Cambridge.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
The Death of the Queen - Act II, Scene II
ACT II. SCENE II. Sir Francis Bacon stands with the Baron Burghley in his library. A servant enters and announces the arrival of the Queen's ladies in waiting to see to her comfort and arrangements. Sir Francis nods and he exits.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Seeing and Not Seeing
Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody… He was thinking of the same damn song every weekend now. The quarantine and the curfew were things he could get used to; there was a bit of luck in having a condo in the downtown core. At least it was in a part of town without his company's handiwork. It was a perfect example of cinema right in front of him (Hitchcock be damned), all silent and distant. So, he thought, I just needed to add a song.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
SHE FOLLOWED ME HOME ch1
SHE FOLLOWED ME HOME Mo deas ^ ^ Mia was eight years old and on her way home from school. As per normal, she walked with four of her friends. Each lived within a few houses of each other and enjoyed each other's company. The five were solid friends and did as much as possible together. There was never a defined "leader" of their little pack but for a reason Mia didn't understand, her friends always followed her suggestions. "How about if we drop our books at home, then walk to the soda shop. I'd love a cherry coke." Without hesitation, they'd all agree.
By Margaret Brennan2 years ago in Chapters
The Bunker Boy
Note: this is based on an idea I have had for a while and never considered. How would someone respond to our world after living a very sheltered life? I might make this the start of a series...if you like it...
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Chapters
Revival
Blustery winds buffeted the canvas walls of the little tent causing them to make a cracking sound so loud it woke Aaron and Jane from a deep sleep. While the two were resting the cold weather had coaxed the companions into unconsciously cuddling to stay warm. Now they were awake, both scurried to the opposite sides of the tent, each looking a little embarrassed. Aaron was the first to leave the tent to empty his bladder and start a fire. Jane, still looking a little uncomfortable from her close encounter, left the camp for a short time but returned a little later with some wood for the campfire.
By Mark Gagnon2 years ago in Chapters
The Fair Exchange - Part 1
Her memory pounded in my head like a feeling trying to drag me backward in time, the remembered closeness of her embrace and the wet press of her lips on mine surprising me with its intensity.
By John Cox2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
An incessant clicking of Dr. Frampton’s teeth unnerved her husband. They lay in bed and basked in the darkness. “What’s wrong? They got the guy. Why are you still up?”
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Worth the Wait Part5. Content Warning.
“God, please let me live to tell the story." Crystal was just about to take the exit to Spring Oaks and she could already see the streetwalkers scattered about. Good thing it was early morning, so daylight was on her side. She slowly merged to the exit and simultaneously pulled out the picture of the witness. It was a mug shot, so it was clear of any blurs. Chuck Richardson. “OK, Chuck, where are you?”
By Crystal Cane2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Dr. Keija Frampton met up with a soror from California. As alumni of New Sweden University, the two met on the campus at the pizza shop Little Scissors.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Tainted Name continued
"Wow, I had never really thought about it until just recently… you know until me and my partner wanted to pursue it…” Samuel’s eyes flicked down sheepishly. The woman in front of him, ten years his junior, had already lived and survived the rearing of children. One that wasn't even her own. Her tricks to help them ease at night, keep them warm and calm, had far surpassed what Samuel and Trine had even considered asking their parents for. Unable to look her in the eye, his gaze had fallen on the water glass in front of her. Its contents are clear as her insight into his problems at home; what he and his partner , who were both nearly in their mid forties, had been so blind to. Throughout his childhood he felt betrayed by parents’ separation and his partner had faced a myriad of problems due to the simple color of her skin. Though he underestimated the woman in front of him and the hardship she had faced by being born into a lower class than he and his partner; and she fell into a limbo state between the privilege of her skin tone and the disparaging events of her parents choices that kept her in a constant state of alertness. If he reached out now, underneath her hair and collar, would he squeeze to find solid rock? Her neck having to be petrified in order to hold her head high, looking for a brighter tomorrow where she can finally rest her worried mind?
By Ruth Ann2 years ago in Chapters