• FYRGEBRÆC

    fyrgebræc; distinct, sharp crackling or breaking sound made by a fire

  • Nightmares

    Every so often a dream catcher must be “emptied” of the nightmares it has caught.   “Sir, he found her.” A wiry woman walked into the room with windblown hair and wide eyes. “He found her,” she repeated. Kate Young…

  • Where It All Went Wrong | 17

    Her head hurt and her back hurt. Her stomach hurt, too. So did her legs. Lucy hurt. She opened her eyes, but stayed stiff as a board. She was in her room at the village and it was dark. Slowly…

  • Stop Walking in the Woods

    Writing Prompt: WE STOPPED WALKING IN THE WOODS THAT SUMMER   It was just past sunset. The sun was gone, but light still fell on the three friends that stumbled quietly through the woods. The girl, Holland, led the way,…

  • Where It All Went Wrong | 16

    “You seriously want me to wait to read it?” Lucy stood above Sullivan, who had made the couch his home, with crossed arms. He sunk deeper into the cushions with the remote held loose in his hand. “If you read…