Ancient goddess Stories

It was to be a quiet few days at the cottage. I had just finished a major rework of the client's plans and schedules, and agreed to it with their senior projects manager. I left them to it and would check on progress next week. My own schedule was therefore easy, and a few days of quiet and relaxation would be just the ticket. I parked in the Lidl car park and picked up a few things to top up the cupboards at the cottage,...

I could taste his arrogance in the air. In fact, I almost choked on it as he downed a celebratory shot when the sports team he’d been betting on won their game. The men he was with slapped his back with cheers of adoration, and his dark eyes blazed with glory. He devoured their praise as if he were a god. ​It wasn’t long before our eyes locked. I knew what was coming; it was inevitable, but I would let him think that he w...

"Are you interested in ancient temples?" she asked. Arthur looked up from his late lunch at the small Welsh country pub outside Pembroke. It was the thirteenth of August. The Summer sun had warmed the afternoon nicely, and the patio table he sat at was in a quiet corner. On the table next to his meal was an open book. She was beautiful, was his first thought. The kind of dignified British beauty that instantly turned an A...

As the youngest of the staff archeologists at our local museum, I am often asked why I decided to commit to a career at our small hometown museum rather than trying for one of the larger museums in a bigger city. My answer is always the same, “I remain here so that I can study La Chiave.” Most people don’t even know what I am referring to. But that’s to be expected. When something has been there for all of your life, you...

“Don’t brush it so hard,” warned Carla, as if she was the expert. “You can damage the tablet.” She stood behind me, ready to step in. I saw her tucking her long blond hair behind her ears. Slowly and very carefully, I brushed millennia old dust away from cuneiform inscriptions that might reveal the secret I was searching for my whole academic career. Sweat rolled down my forehead, blinding me for a moment. My white t-shir...