The dogs assure me
Originally published in civilized beasts ii the dogs assure me: there are volumes of meaning — life and death — and time; past, present, future — in the scent of a rotting fish left after the flood, or a trace of scat, or the coyote,
Commission: Alpha Claim
The dominant one was trying to seal it in by making him take the knot, and he wanted nothing more than that, almost craved that huge bulb in his rear, like it was a matter of life and death.
The Redeem: Chapter 4
We would walk and talk, laughing at the events of the day as we talked life and death. nothing and everything came out of our mouths with such a freedom that was never so clear to me before. the quiet plodding of our feet through the smooth sand.
Between Winters, Part XVI
_the power_, he thought, _i hold life and death in the palm of my hand_.
Unearthed I - The Discovery
He tried to stifle a cough that wanted to come out: given the power over life and death, the overseers didn't mind choosing the latter as often as they could get away with it.
Zion: Light of the New Moon, Ch 4.1 Myrh
"do you know how the most powerful priests and priestesses of myrh gain their ability to alter the flow of life and death, thera vaan?" i shook my head, unable to answer as i continued hearing the voices.
The Pillow Book of Sethira: Entry Two
"i thought we were outside of the cycle of life and death." out of the corner of my eye, i saw death shake her head, but i was certain death couldn't hear, just like phaedra and arisella.
Syngeneia Kathairein part 19
You never know when a single detail might be the difference between life and death... or undeath." \> you say "we also got the fire ruby, dark onyx and light diamond. 3 superchargers could make experiments really interesting. " "we should be able to make a
Eldorin's Lament - Chapter One -
Aria, though shaken, rallied her wits and scrambled on knees and paws, as the two combatants continued their life-and-death struggle.
Halloween snuff orgy (SO ROUGH!)
The fair in full swing as the halloween celebration of life and death prepares for the final event this evening. torches line a grand gallows, casting warm light on the dark wood of the imposing structure.
Magic and Divinity
Necromancy is the power of life and death.
Ch. 36
Even if we didn’t have a signal having the beacon broadcasting on radio frequency, especially if we could get to high ground, could be the difference between life and death. “think it matters? they’re long gone by now. we won.” wendy shook her head.