Monday, January 13, 2025

New Year's Resolutions. A noble tradition, in which I do not participate. I'm sure I did, once. Like blowing out birthday candles and making a wish. 

In that moment, I imagined cake. Then I wondered why you couldn't wish for more wishes. Of course you can have more wishes; everyone has wishes, but the wording is important.  The power is in the granting. 

Genies (genii? Djinn; much better, sounds like it's singular and plural) are magical creatures, bound to servitude. Sentient, certainly. Human? No, I suppose not. If you unbound them, would their wrath at being bound extend to all humans? If a wasp stung you, would you not destroy the nest? My moral code, such as it is, would compell me to free any unjustly captured person or person-like thing. If I thought it would destroy me if I did, I probably would not. 

But I might. Out of spite. Someone has to try to fix things. The reasoning around self-preservation will often drown out ideals. 

A djinn... would probably cause more problems than it solves. 

I'll rest then, and return to work tomorrow. Still, I'll remain alert. There is much to do, and every opportunity that presents itself must be examined carefully, the magical and the mundane. 

Goodnight. 

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Scar tissue is an active process. The connection, once broken, demands constant work to hold together. Nutrients from other parts of the body are rerouted, lashed into a structure that acts as both scaffolding and suture. 

Stitched. 

Her eyes flickered across my scars as I gesticulated; I was telling a story (that I thought was funny) and I pretended I didn't notice. They were subtle now, faded, and I barely thought of them. Once or twice a day, maybe. 

Sometimes I get confused and I think the scars are the memories. They're a kind of memory, I suppose. 

Maybe I'm just checking on them. Scar tissue is an active process. If I don't take care of myself, they could reopen. 

So far, so good.