John Sandbach

Pisces 28. A shy poet in hiding. Arad Yavuz, famed poet, was, during his lifetime never to be found.  He kept his whereabouts and his identity secret, which only served…

Pisces 27. A spider searching its web. (From an early discourse of Irnad the Wise, known in his youth as Irnad the Relatively Astute):  “For the soul is like a…

Pisces 26. A writer endlessly revising his work. Tandar Arsak, one of the greatest writers of Aab, thought he had written only one novel, “The Seer,” but in fact readers…

Pisces 25. On top of a high hill, a circle of standing stones. On a high hill, not far from the round tower of Irnad, is a circle of standing…

Pisces 24. An empty perfume bottle, the scent completely gone. The perfume know as Khaat was fomulated by the famous perfumer Alarad Razeek in ancient times.  The formula was kept…

Pisces 23. In a museum, paintings are admiring people as they pass by. (From the book “Secret Windows,” by Rassilas Asilla):  “  .  . .and it is known that all…