Category: LUCA

Part Fifteen of The Unseen Sea The fish that crawled out of the sea was ancient by the time LUCA, the EarthLife, came down from the trees, and, much later,

  Part Fourteen of The Unseen Sea With the flickering of the cottage’s log fire behind her, Maria looks in on her father, snoozing on his bed after their spat.

Part Thirteen of The Unseen Sea The history of life’s reactions to its environment – the ‘out there’ – is written in what we now call the psychology of the

  Part Twelve of The Unseen Sea Maria is calmer, now, after their confrontation. The rawness of such encounters is draining, her father knows. Like all deeply personal interactions, they

  Part Eleven of The Unseen Sea “You didn’t listen–you never listen!” Maria is angry. Grandad Lucca has seen it many times. Recent events have, of course, made things worse.

Part Ten of The Unseen Sea If you have been following this series of posts, you may have detected a liberal use of the name LUCA. The Last Universal Common

Part Nine of The Unseen Sea “She’s being picked on at school,” says Maria. Grandad Lucca gazes back to the thick rug in the corner of the tiny living room in

Part Eight of The Unseen Sea “Grandad,” asks Jessica, taking his hand as they walk up the face of the sand dune. “What is a me?” He looks down at

Part Seven of The Unseen Sea The life force – the will to survive that had become LUCA – found that her life was contained in a bubble. She had no