The year is 1350 and the Black Death rages in Europe. With his young wife on the verge of death, Eugene knows that the only way to save her is to save the entirety of London. Striking a deal with the city's council, he makes an enchanted flute to lure the rats away in exchange for enough coin to purchase a well-guarded recipe to save his wife. Once the task is complete, the citizens of London refuse to pay the magician what is due, not knowing the evil they have unleashed upon their descendants... **Editing. Copyright © 2014 Veronica Graham. All rights reserved. [NaNoWriMo'13]

it's a place where smoke hovers and sorrows bleed. a place where one can go to dwell amongst the lost.

Charlie doesn't speak, so he paints.

"Dispute not with her: she is lunatic." — William Shakespeare (Richard III) /// Adventure #63, Short Story #99 /// © All Rights Reserved

[ collection of depressed thoughts - cover by @soundthealarm ]

It's an endless search for something that even the sharpest eyes cannot see. [Beautiful cover made by rigor_samsa.]

"Musician. Drug Addict. Mute." After leaving rehab six months ago, mute Ambrose Larkin has been living a lie. Wealthy and talented to the outside world, behind closed doors Ambrose is nothing more than a desperate drug addict struggling to keep up appearances, but as the new year approaches his façade is starting to crumble. Feeling trapped, Ambrose finds himself relying more and more on the companionship of his beloved Serena - an alabaster statue. When tragedy strikes and Ambrose is ready to end it all, an encounter with a strange woman leads to a deal that brings Ambrose's stone woman to life. But Ambrose forgets that every wish has a price and every price must be paid.

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.