Curio Arca : Writing

The Pass

The Pass

A Chapter by Curio Arca


When spring had come and the snow had melted from the pass, I’d often trek down the mountainside, Sit at my perch under an old, leprous t..
Corner

Corner

A Chapter by Curio Arca


I was working towards a corner,Working on turning it,When the corner turned me.I gasped, reeled, said,“Is this real?”I fell in a heapOf tr..
The Swim

The Swim

A Chapter by Curio Arca


It’s the same dream over and over.I’m wading against the current--I fell off a ship, I think--There’s no land in sight but there&rsq..
The Convict

The Convict

A Chapter by Curio Arca


Once again guilt smote him; he staggered beneath All of its intangible weight. When he shuddered his breath came out like smoke. But there ..
The Bowman

The Bowman

A Chapter by Curio Arca


I look down from a broken hillside,Crookedly on the claws and nubs of root and stone,Head bowed, back to the lofty summit I’ll never reach.The b..