The Geecologist

The Sound And The Fury

The Sound And The Fury

Mar 23, 2019 | Fiction | 0 comments

A sparrow slanted across the sunlight, onto the window ledge, and cocked his head at me. His eye was round and bright. First he’d watch me with one eye, then flick! and it would be the other one, his throat pumping faster than any pulse. The hour began to...
Sapiens

Sapiens

Jul 29, 2017 | Non-Fiction | 0 comments

“On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. In the months leading up to their expedition, the Apollo 11 astronauts trained in a remote moon-like desert in the western United States. The area is home to several Native American...
Leela’s Friend

Leela’s Friend

Feb 8, 2009 | Fiction | 0 comments

‘If we stand on the roof and stretch our arms, can we touch the sky?’ ‘Not if we stand on the roof here,’ he said. ‘But if you stand on a coconut tree you can touch the sky.’ ‘Have you done it?’ asked Leela. ‘Yes,...
The Sound of the Mountain

The Sound of the Mountain

Apr 14, 2007 | Fiction | 0 comments

Though august had only begun, autumn insects were already singing. He thought he could detect a dripping of dew from leaf to leaf. Then he heard the sound of the mountain. It was a windless night. the moon was near full, but in the moist, sultry air the fringe of...