spinning yarns from heartstrings
E’ku was just a child when she gave up her own eyes to let the birds guide her along her path, into battle. They’d never steered her wrong, and she was a greater warrior for the sacrifice. *This image and flash fiction coincides with February 8, 2019’s Flashy Friday piece: Blind. I imagined this to […]
She’d never seen anything through that glass before, believed there was nothing out there because Papa said so. He said the world was dead and gone. Looking out through the splintered glass at the chaos while Papa bled behind her on the floor, Charlotte understood why he lied to her, but he shouldn’t have. He’d […]
Drawn to the light, the servant clung to the ledge and listened. It’d been a long time since a sacrifice had come if its own volition, and the mistress had become more distant the hungrier she grew. The servant reached out, a single leg perching at the edge, and bid herself not to tremble. She would […]
Fern said she knew a place he could go, a hideaway that the sun never reached and the ice was miles thick. Drifts of snow swept in on the howling winds, packing tight against the caverns for insulation. She’d take him, and he could make a home there, revel in the ice storms as they […]
Harm none and do what ye will. Not even if they harmed you first. Not even if they destroyed the other half of your soul and left you empty inside. “Harm none,” Mother said,” lest you risk bringing that darkness back upon yourself threefold.” Everyday Siobhan asks herself what harm the darkness could possibly do. […]
“SHIV” Harm none and do what ye will. Not even if they harmed you first. Not even if they destroyed the other half of your soul and left you empty inside. “Harm none,” Mother said,” lest you risk bringing that darkness back upon yourself threefold.” Everyday Siobhan asks herself what harm the darkness could possibly […]
Still suffering the soul-crushing grief of her husband’s unexpected and violent death, Amelia escapes to the country, to the historic bed and breakfast where they spent their honeymoon. A beautiful and mysterious getaway owned by her husband’s aunt and uncle, the Engstroms welcome her with open arms, but not without warning: Avoid the grounds after […]
Actual years have fallen by the wayside in the days since I last released a piece of fiction, swallowed in the bottomless pit of time, but this Halloween I break my silence at long last with a dark fantasy short story that promises to leave you feeling empty and cold and longing for the light […]
A companion story to the Serpent of Time series, Lorelei tells the story of the heroine’s parents and the love they once shared for each other. LORELEI By Jennifer Melzer Drawing the brush through the flowing tangles of her hair, Ygritte’s back teeth clenched tight together. She gripped the brush handle with such force the […]