Like a buzzard perched ominously atop the charred remnants of a tree overlooking the decimation of a nation, he stares down his nose at the cameras, opens his mouth, and hemorrhages another gush of lies. He stands in the pitch black of midnight, declares the sun is shining, and expects you’ll believe him. Wielding nefarious sorcery, he gets inside heads. Insanity. Gullibility the curse. Swollen fables the allure. Charisma belies his Luciferian agenda. The God-fearing arm themselves. They gather in churches and send forth trained defenders to retrieve the stores of food concealed in private homes. Unseen angels stand ready.
**********************************************************
99-cent eBooks! These are short stories I have published in multiple eBook formats. These titles are available in the Smashwords Premium Catalog.
Please rate these eBooks.
Out of the Picture and Into the Picture
The Modern Day Gadianton Golden Boy
**********************************************************
Conspiracy Theories and Paranormal Phenomena Blog
Where did we come from? Why are we here?
Ilyan Kei Lavanway 
Wow, that took a different direction than I’d imagined. I particularly like “Charisma belies his Luciferian agenda. ” As always, I’m thankful for the angels standing by and the Lord behind them!
Very descriptive, good read. I am relating this to events happening now….
very well done!!! “hemorrhages another gush of lies” wow…mine is
I can’t help but think of a politician when I read this. Probably the ‘hemorrhages another gush of lies’ has something to do with that.
Yup. His name starts with “O” but I’m trying not to use profanity on this blog, so I won’t spell it out.
could be applied to a few politicians I know…
Yes. One in particular.
I like the word ‘Luciferian’ and it was all hoghly apocalyptic which always makes for a good read!
“… the decimation of a nation …” Nice.
http://logo-ligi.com/2012/07/12/soliloquy-of-a-disgruntled-raven/
Nasty! And timeless. It could be Ancient History or Now. And that’s the most frightening part of it! Mine’s on the list.
Very dark, and plenty of vivid imagery in this. Nicely done.
I could’ve swore you were talking about a politician. Maybe I’m reading into this what I want though. You definitely paint a picture of a bad man, but bad in a way that’s not overtly apparent. Thanks for stopping by my place to read my offering!
You are correct. I am referring to a specific United States incumbent in high executive office, whose name I have not mentioned because I am trying not to use profanity here. It starts with “O” as you probably guessed.
Dark, and chilling. The angels are hope, as is the best of human nature. Well done.
Thanks for your comment on ours.
http://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/tideline-transition
Awesome! Awesome! Unfortunately I’ve encountered, in very close quarters, someone in ministry who fits this description. The poster child for Narcissism. You described him to a “T”. I’ve know a few others in church situations. Sad but true, they prey on their congregations without conscience and feel they have the divine right of kings.
Thanks for commenting on mine.
For anyone else who might happen by:
http://www.rochelle-wisoff.blogspot.com/2012/07/arson.html
Sorry to hear you had close encounters with such a tyrant. You are correct. This description does fit many corrupt and abusive clergy as well as the particular politician I had in mind as I wrote the story.
What a metaphor, paints quite a picture for those who see the buzzard, for others are seeing quite another bird altogether.
I’m in this week for the first time, I do hope you’ll visit:
All I kept thinking was this must be a politician he’s writing about. Nicely done.
That’s a pretty visceral reaction to a poor innocent scapegoat 😉 Lots of metaphor hiding in those words and I enjoyed the way you wielded your mighty pen.
hemorrhages another gush of lies-has to be my favorite line in this piece. You’ve done a very nice job setting the scene and creating a vivid character description. Great job!
http://whimsicalquestsofacuriousmind.blogspot.com/2012/07/friday-fictioneers-7-13-12.html
Dear Ilyan,
Be careful or you’ll end up on his list. Nice ‘story’.
Aloha,
Doug
Very well done and a moving piece.
Here is mine yaralwrites.com