Good Intentions Left Unhealing Scars
Iâd set that ward up to warn me of foxes at my compost heap. I wasnât prepared to find myself face to face with a hooded figure wielding an axe. Then I see their faceâŚ
Topic
bittersweet
A collection of 22 issues
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 grandfatherâs voice.
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.
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 Citadelâs guilty secrets.
Being My Shadow's Shadow
Some days I think Iâve 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
I shouldnât have read the letter. Shouldâve waited for AFTER the family get-together, when itâd be safe to fall apart.
A Burden Of Memory And Healing
âThe truth is a burden. Youâre lucky you donât remember.â I told him. And, like an innocent child, he believed me without question.
Pairing Echoes
I know desperation when I see it. Any seller of, ahem, metaphysically enhanced items develops that sense quicklyâŚ
Links Across Years And Lives
She perched on the end of the bed and inspected her reflection in the old, worn vanity mirror, and tried to remember when people started saying âyou look so much like your motherâ.
Inadvertent Behavioural Overlap
At first having an environmentally integrated AI carer had been great. But Alfonzo had been finding it increasingly⌠overwhelming.