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Last Note
* * * Heart in her throat, she sat on the back of the couch and kept her arms wrapped around the guitar. She had been playing, aching for hours now, callused fingers against fret and string, breath caught, muscles … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 4 – The Banners of the Autumn Queen
This is #4 of The Autumn Queen — You can start at the beginning, if you like, or continue on from here. PREVIOUS * * * At first nadir, when the Fieldman lifted the Scythe from the horizon, we lined … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 3 – Unending Night
This is #3 of The Autumn Queen. If you want to start from the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * There had been songs of the sun for as long as I could remember. Epics about the shining light of the sky … Continue reading
Deliver A Message
He’s not sure how long she’ll be gone, but he’s gone to her apartment, to look for her, and there’s no sign. Dutifully, he lets himself in and waters the plants, dusts things, picks up the mail and newspapers, makes … Continue reading
A little less alone
Fresh from the kill she stumbles forward, mind racing, blood rushing, hands trembling, knees weak. First one, and it makes something in her stomach lurch, something in her heart break. It will be that way the next time, and the … Continue reading