Tag Archives: ice
Backstory, 1
The snow crunched under his booted feet as he ran, breath raw and steaming. A hundred thousand questions, but he couldn’t put any to words, not yet, not while they were still close enough behind him. They’d loose the dogs … Continue reading
Inevitable
Somewhere in me, a great ocean has iced over. The ice itself is brittle, and if pressed, a great tide of tears will rush forth. It threatens to drown all who are near. I will not cry, I promise them. … Continue reading
I fear the season’s change for us
I get a chill every night these days and I can feel it in my bones. I can’t escape the ice of it, the thing that comes home and shrieks in the wind, this winter of our relationship, where it … Continue reading
While She Is Missing
Snow — thick and heavy, lush and crisp, sometimes wet, sometimes light and flurrying. And then it’s a sudden rush, a blanket, one foot, two… three. The city crawls to a halt as priests, mages, and men from the army … Continue reading