Ten Plagues (2011)
“This little carving was his gift to the world, not that the world deserved it. Uncultured, uneducated, unwashed, and completely unable to appreciate him. But they’d see his greatness. He dawdled and decorated the polished oak with his chisel.
EAMUS.
And enjoyed the work of his hand. The way she cowered and cried inspired him to greater heights.
MEUS.
He’d found new restraints that held her better. He talked as he worked, trying to make her understand the honor he was bestowing on her.
NATIO.
He...’d brushed her hair and read to her from Mother’s Bible. He even went so far as to show her the artwork he’d carved on his own body.
MEARE.
Still, like Pharaoh, she didn’t see reason. Pravus held the power of life and death. Like God. No he wasn’t like God, he was God. And this sinner had been given all the chances he was going to give her.
The beast within urged him onward to the second plague.
“You can come up to the apartment door, Rev, but you can’t come inside. We can’t let you touch—”MoreLess
EAMUS.
And enjoyed the work of his hand. The way she cowered and cried inspired him to greater heights.
MEUS.
He’d found new restraints that held her better. He talked as he worked, trying to make her understand the honor he was bestowing on her.
NATIO.
He...’d brushed her hair and read to her from Mother’s Bible. He even went so far as to show her the artwork he’d carved on his own body.
MEARE.
Still, like Pharaoh, she didn’t see reason. Pravus held the power of life and death. Like God. No he wasn’t like God, he was God. And this sinner had been given all the chances he was going to give her.
The beast within urged him onward to the second plague.
“You can come up to the apartment door, Rev, but you can’t come inside. We can’t let you touch—”MoreLess
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