Leeron Heywood Writing (Page 8)

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Bound By Demonic Confidentiality

Bound By Demonic Confidentiality

Kat was troubled to see her brother’s demon was acting subdued and preoccupied. “I have an apology to make to you…”

When Bike Lane Campaigning Gets Out Of Hand

When Bike Lane Campaigning Gets Out Of Hand

Carlos hadn’t meant to become a local councillor. But one thing led to another, and… here he was. About to finish his first term. Which he felt might be his last.

Years Squandered Chasing Eternity

Years Squandered Chasing Eternity

“No, no, no!” Wallace held up his hands in a futile warding gesture and stumbled backwards - seemingly oblivious to the fact he’d stepped THROUGH his desk.

Psychics Shouldn't Take Drugs, Kids

Psychics Shouldn't Take Drugs, Kids

Voices, feelings, memories, they tug at my mind from all directions. I’m suspended in the middle, pulled so taut I fear I’ll snap at any moment, jerked back and forth by their scrabbling.

Gleaned By The Sharp Ears Of Doddery Sue

Gleaned By The Sharp Ears Of Doddery Sue

Everyone assumed that Sue Doddley was deaf, or daft, or both. If they only knew…

Parenting The Devourer, Heir Of Evil

Parenting The Devourer, Heir Of Evil

It was disquietingly disarming, watching The Devourer, Heir of Evil, He Who Is Fated To Destroy All, crawl around after his new toy train with a dopey grin while making “choo choo!” noises.

A Borrowed Cry Echoes Through Space

A Borrowed Cry Echoes Through Space

It was certainly a distress signal. The frequency, the words, even the urgent cadence, they were unmistakeable. But… it wasn’t quite right.

Good Intentions Left Unhealing Scars

Good Intentions Left Unhealing Scars

I’d set that ward up to warn me of foxes at my compost heap. I wasn’t prepared to find myself face to face with a hooded figure wielding an axe. Then I see their face…

Impassioned Missives From Beyond

Impassioned Missives From Beyond

My dearest Beatrice, I pray my words reach you. Surely, your love being as strong as mine, even the astral plane cannot halt the communion of our souls! For I fear I am indeed dead.

Coming To Terms With Eternity

Coming To Terms With Eternity

“Ok, so… how did your family end up with a vampire parrot, anyway??”

Lacking Words To Sprout

Lacking Words To Sprout

Hollis was not surprised when a hooded crow landed on the branch she was sitting on, nor when it spoke with her grandfather’s voice.

A Ring Of Fire Holds Back The Forest's Vengeance

A Ring Of Fire Holds Back The Forest's Vengeance

The street-cleansers were hard at work again, their flamethrowers rooting out any hint of living green which intruded into the city. Just to be safe.

Mr Grumpy's Secret Soul

Mr Grumpy's Secret Soul

Every day I wonder if this was intended as some twisted mercy, or if that wretched angel came up with a torture so fiendish it never would’ve occurred to ME, a proud denizen of hell itself.

Buoyant Blessings From The Sea

Buoyant Blessings From The Sea

At the first light of dawn, as with every dawn, the children of the island rushed down to the ocean, combing their allotted stretch of shore. Praying to be blessed.

First Day At Vampire Coven

First Day At Vampire Coven

Standing here, in the doorway of this ornate and very Gothic hall filled with impeccably dressed vampires, is giving me unerring flashbacks to my distant first day at secondary school, facing the crowded cafeteria all alone.

Out Fishing For Urban Sharks

Out Fishing For Urban Sharks

I slither from my burrow and taste the air. Ah, perfect hunting weather. But first, I should put my Guise on. What kind of predators do I want to eat today?

The Vault Of Arcane Neglect

The Vault Of Arcane Neglect

The air of the basement was dank and sour, undercut with the fizz of forbidden magics. The unhallowed graveyard of the Arcane Citadel’s guilty secrets.

Being My Shadow's Shadow

Being My Shadow's Shadow

Some days I think I’ve gotten used to being the shadow. Some days I feel it might be better this way. Other days I desperately long to scream.

A Beginning And An Ending

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A Beginning And An Ending

I shouldn’t have read the letter. Should’ve waited for AFTER the family get-together, when it’d be safe to fall apart.

April Vampires!

April Vampires!

Immortality is great and all, but being twenty-six forever gets old - for the people around you, if nothing else.

A Friend In Mead

A Friend In Mead

“Be careful not to drink too much at once - fey mead will give you a real buzz.” While Davis believed Cassiopeia’s warning, he hadn’t worried about it. Oops.

A Burden Of Memory And Healing

A Burden Of Memory And Healing

“The truth is a burden. You’re lucky you don’t remember.” I told him. And, like an innocent child, he believed me without question.

Gwen, Tell Me, Would You Rather...

Gwen, Tell Me, Would You Rather...

Gwen wasn’t pleased to be given some random new employee to “mentor”, even before whoever has her number started acting strange…

Urban Magical Survey Corps

Urban Magical Survey Corps

“I don’t understand.” Edna declared, in that managerial tone which seemed to expect reality to politely conform to the project plan.

A Special Meeting Of The Eldritch Botany Club

A Special Meeting Of The Eldritch Botany Club

Some people assumed that because the Eldritch Botany Club advertised itself as a “fun and friendly group”, you needn’t arrive precisely at the listed four o’clock. Nobody made that mistake twice.