Archive for February, 1998

Fallen Halo

February 2, 1998
Fiction

"And in between the moon and you The angels get a better view Of the crumbling difference Between wrong and right." – Counting Crows, from "Round Here"   In the beginning, there was nothing. God looked upon the nothingness and yawned. Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer looked upon the nothingness along with their angelic brethren and smiled. They knew that their God loved them and all angels in the Chorus with infinite, perfect Love. They noticed, however, that God was disturbed by something. Lucifer, loved above all, was first to ask what was troubling Him. "My Lord, you seem preoccupied. What troubles you?" Lucifer asked.  "I’m bored, to be quite honest, Luc. Don’t you ever wish there was more to do?" Lucifer pondered with impish desires and said, "You have always provided whatever we should want. And we delight in being a part of your Celestial Chorus and bringing you joy [More]