I Saw You in a Dream_Sunday Scaries_Aidan of the Wood_The Gift of an Elf
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I Saw You in a Dream
I felt a momentary haze, a crowd of people surrounded me, and myself amongst them. I never liked places like these. The confusion and exhaustion it elicited leave me feeling thousands of miles away from people who are physically next to me.For myself, there is a perpetual feeling of loneliness in large crowds. I’ve never cared for people, not in large crowds at least. I preferred the company of others as we sit across from each other in a quiet restaurant. In a Christian sense, my love for others was present, no matter how begrudging that may be. After years in my faith, the commandment to lov...
Sunday Scaries
It was a quarter past ten and Michael was lying in bed staring at the stucco on his ceiling, connecting dots with his eyes. He had shut his bedroom light off what felt like ages ago, but his eyes had adjusted and the light from the street lamps coming in through his window was enough for him to make out the shapes of the dots above him. He stared at them with the intent of focusing on them hard enough to rid himself of every thought that was floating around in his mind.He diwww.onedoor.ccdn’t really want to fall asleep. If he fell asleep then the next time he opened his eyes it would be tomorrow and the las...
Aidan of the Wood
TW: abuse Aidan didn’t know why he was beaten. He just was. Although he did get better at dodging his uncle’s sharp blows and his aunt’s resounding slaps, they seemed to rain down on him like an Irish summer storm. Their scads of children would laugh to see such a sight, pointing at him because he was dirty or his tunic torn. Not hard to tear a tunic in the potato fields, where brambles and thorns seem to seek out his thin legs and inflame the crusty sores on his shins with malevolent intent. It was far harder not to eat the potatoes he dug, knowing that would have earned himself another bea...
The Gift of an Elf
Once upon a time, there was an old lady who used to live in a faraway town. She used to live on her own. She was very helpful to everyone; whenever there was someone in need, she would run to lend a helping hand. The house she lived in was very small and had a window to the east. She loved it when the sun knocked on the window every morning requesting her to let him in, and this is how she started her day. The house was not crowded with stuff, there were only the things she needed the most. She was a physician in her younger years and she was still serving the sick and needy people in her ...