Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God?
Silvanus is angry. Perplexed. Afraid.
Angry that his dad made him undertake this precarious trek. Perplexed about the future. Afraid of the fearful stone god, Aquila the Avenger, who haunts him wherever he goes.
His dream? Escape his island prison and discover the wide world. Read more.
Posts about Aquila
Published: Aquila!
Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God? is a work of historical fiction, set on the Isle of Elba in the 6th century.
Dreaming of the big wide world
I doubt that Silvanus saw many motor boats from his hillside home on Elba. But he certainly watched the birds and…
Virna’s attempted rape – a reading
I’ve tried something new – a reading from my WIP, in which the runaway slave girl Virna tells Silvanus how…
Food, Clothing
Food Cereals, vegetables and fruits were certainly more common on the table than meat. But since these – unlike bones – are…
Writers’ Workshop Zürich
On 29 October 2012 I attended the Boot Camp of the Writers’ Workshop in the Volkshaus Zürich – a full day’s dose of…
An inspiring walk
My brain was addled and my neck ached. I had been sitting too long in front of the computer. I…