The Byzantine empire is how historians have labeled Constantine’s continuation of the eastern Roman Empire, carrying the mantle forward as the western Roman Empire had fallen. The name seems fitting as Byzantium was the name of the city at the time, now modern day, hair transplant capital, Istanbul But if you were to ask someone…

What are the contents of your character? As I uncover the chest and blow off the dust, what will I find? I find a respect for others. I find a connection to others. I find a consideration for how others feel. I find a genuine desire for what is good. I find a willingness to…

Whirling element reflecting fragmented information. Bespoke to three opinions, three souls. Striving as they seek to find, the picture that makes a whole.

Standout sentences from what I’ve been reading this week, courtesy of Brandon Sanderson’s The Way Of Kings. “But alliances could be shallow things indeed This one wouldn’t last the hour.” “For if you were going to assassinate a man, he was entitled to see you coming.”

In the history rich Balkan mountains a poet sits. As lines roll off his tongue a few land at your feet on the ground. “Memories weigh on the soul like lead…” “How often he’s tricked his God at the altar…” “Sanctified nonsense! Age in, age out…”