The Lohj
The Lohj
A short story by David Telford
About the Book
“Pregnancy is fine. But Birth is out of the question.”
In a world where every question must be asked through the Temple… and every answer is law… one woman dares to ask why.
When a man returns from the sacred Asking, he brings the answer that will define their future.
The decree of the mysterious Lohj cannot be questioned.
The law cannot be challenged.
The soldiers enforce obedience.
But she remembers a different world—a time before the rules, before the priests, before life itself was regulated.
And she wants Birth.
What begins as a quiet argument beside a bowl of intoxicating mist becomes something far more dangerous:
a question about power, truth, and who has the right to decide where joy begins and ends.
The Lohj is a haunting speculative tale about belief, control, and the rare courage required to choose joy in a world that forbids it.
From the author of A Gentle Leap and The Dove, part of the expanding Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War series.
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This story is one of many in the growing saga Genesis Rift: Tales From a Future War.
Collection I: Inizio
A Gentle Leap (March 2026)
Cybernism (Coming in 2026)
The Shift
Ghost Step
Collection II: Guerra
The Dove (March 2026)
Rosetta (Coming in 2026)
The Cell
The Prisoner
The Ark
Collection III: Da Capo
Echo Dome
The Lohj (April 2026)
Cholla Garden (Coming in 2026)
Another Fold
A Quiet Chat