Tag Archives: fantasy
You Said It First
Today you said it first. Unprompted. I feel giddy, like the time I held the back of the chair and let him drop two-inch stripes over my back again and again and again. I know you think it should be … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 20 – My boy
This is #20 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * Many captains thought it ill luck to provide passage for a woman in flight, as I so obviously was, but the amount … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 19 – My Revelation
This is #19 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “The day you were knighted was one of the proudest moments of my life,” I said. I felt the weight of the … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 18 – The Sky
This is #18 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * The rift in the clouds looked like a tear in the world itself, opening the roiling purple-grey and revealing the silver-studded sky … Continue reading
Together
We crept along the hoary ridge, boots breaking the blades of green-grey glass under our feet. We did not look down, but ahead, toward our prize. Home. A veritable feast awaited us, ready to assail our senses. We knew it, … Continue reading