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• Relief

  by constructofamind about 1 month ago

  “Show yourself!” she yelled into the darkness. Something touched her elbow and slowly slid up the back of her arm. Trembling,...

• Still There Was Nothing

  by constructofamind about 1 month ago

  Agathia’s weakened state didn’t permit her the luxury of crying for her loss. She lied back onto the haystack, leaning her h…

• The After-birth

  by constructofamind about 1 month ago

  There was a sudden relief in her abdomen and then the sound of a baby crying.

  “Oh, by the gods!” yelped the midwife.

  “What?...

• Set in Stone

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  “So you killed him?” I asked one day as the Scarecrow and I sat on a tree stump.

  It creaked its burlap sack head towards me,...

• Birth of a Monster

  by constructofamind about 1 month ago

  In the pitch black night, thunder cracked and lightning momentarily lit the sky. A small lantern swayed in the wind, illumin…

• Scarecrow's Bandage

  by Never Explain 2 months ago

  I was trapped, all I could do was stare at the marred-and-grim expression of his face as his golden eyes drilled into mine.

  ...

• He's Actually a Pretty Amiable Fellow

  by Stovohobo 2 months ago

  I stare for a moment.

  “Well, uh…”

  Do you want it? it says, proffering the shirt again.

  ”...Sure.”

  _Okay. Glad I could…

• The Word What Did Him In

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  It was a cold September evening, unseasonably cold, I’d add. The town, the whole town, met down by the new barn, the one th…

• Memory is a Two Way Street

  by MRay 7 months ago

  She keeps walking, thankful she can remember how to place one foot in front of the other. Her steps are measured, stiff, like…