The Strength of a Sister_What The Forest Knows_Absorbed_Another Sunrise, Different Setting
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The Strength of a Sister
Once, long ago, the barriers between worlds were thin - like the glass of a mirror. One could simply walk from our world into another, even by mistake.Now, though, the barriers are nigh impassible.And yet, one young woman made the journey, all to save her sister. --- ☾ ---Jules took a deep breath. “I’m coming, Lissa,” she breathed and began walking.The forest wawww.onedoor.ccs silent.Under the night's sky, all the inhabitants hid, holding their breaths in anticipation.The ancient trees loomed over her: great pines whose feathery canopies scraped the sky, interspersed with oaks whose skeletal branches skewe...
What The Forest Knows
James Thorne went out to the forest as the sun was turning honey-colored on the horizon. He wore his best suit, pressed by his maid an hour beforehand, sharp navy blue against white. No briefcase, no wallet, nothing that could be stolen except the cell phone in his pants pocket; and in his breast pocket, of course, nestled as close to his heart as possible, the seed.He pressed the heel of his hand over that seed, nearly hard enough to hurt. He held it there as he waved for his driver to stop. He peered out into the woods’ deepening gloom; a few minutes ago they’d turned down a dirt road, and ...
Absorbed
"God, my heavenly father, I understand you only throw at us what we can endure but how can I recover from this? Of what use am I now that I've failed to protect my family? What is the point of learning from this lesson? What is the point of being stronger, If the people I was supposed to protect: are gone."A bang from the closet shocked me and jarred my concentration— I lost my prayer. I hadn't touched that closet, or heard any noise come out of it in years. I made my way over carefully, snakes appeared in the house from time to time: it was best to be careful.As I opened the closet door I saw...
Another Sunrise, Different Setting
WRITER NOTE: This is a retrospective of my main character Terance Tavf through his eyes in Chapter 61 of The Blacksmith's Nephew.I have been traveling with my group of companions for a majority of the week. We're close on saving Princess Ruth; the love of my life. I woke up that seventh morning before everyone else did for I was very much anxious and nervous as to be expected. For not only was I, a humble squire going to save my lovely Princess, but I was also going to see her after an entire week. I got so much to tell her. A lot has happened in the past week. I was also pretty sure Ruth had ...