author - "A.J. Cole"
I was looking for fountain pens on line and saw an antique one being offered for sale. It had a silver band around the middle with someone's initials in fancy lettering etched on it. I began wondering who this person had been, about the circumstances under which he or she had received this pen, and why it was now up for sale on e-bay. And naturally, that led to this strange little story about a girl named Perry and what happened to her life when some anonymous person gifted her with an antique fountain pen.
Her name is Morta. She is sixteen years old. That's where her resemblance to other teenagers ends. Born to exceptional parents - one a brilliant scientist, the other the child of a long line of olympic champions - she is the perfect choice for something the world needed to take it from impossible danger to relative safety. Morta, however, is about to learn things about life that will give her something less than dedication to the tasks for which she is being prepared.
I was looking for fountain pens on line and saw an antique one being offered for sale. It had a silver band around the middle with someone's initials in fancy lettering etched on it. I began wondering who this person had been, about the circumstances under which he or she had received this pen, and why it was now up for sale on e-bay. And naturally, that led to this strange little story about a girl named Perry and what happened to her life when some anonymous person gifted her with an antique fountain pen.
Her name is Morta. She is sixteen years old. That's where her resemblance to other teenagers ends. Born to exceptional parents - one a brilliant scientist, the other the child of a long line of olympic champions - she is the perfect choice for something the world needed to take it from impossible danger to relative safety. Morta, however, is about to learn things about life that will give her something less than dedication to the tasks for which she is being prepared.