A Whisper in the Grass
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Last published Mon, Jun 11, 2018
A short story collection based on various fantasy prompts that I'll add to throughout the year.
-Lantern's Flame. When the coldest winter in living memory threatens to wipe out a small village, Bess is chosen to travel to neighbouring towns to see how they are faring. To reach these towns she must travel through the insidious forest with only her trusty lantern as her companion.
-Hanged Man's Song. A knight has to travel to a fearsome forest that harbours a woman who will not obey the New Rules the king has made. In order to find her location, the knight has to use necromancy on a hanged man's corpse.
-Teddy. A young boy has to confront the monster that lives in his room with only his stuffed toy to aide him.
-Timeless Love. A young woman with a potentially fatal illness meets the love of her life, and learns that for some time is not linear.
-Rats. A retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, with a little twist.
-Empress, Star, Lovers. A young woman keeps drawing the same tarot cards over and over again.
-Cold, Dark Earth. The doctor's daughter has taken her refuge in a crumbling estate with her lover, much to the dissatisfaction of her father and the villagers, who have decided to come and fetch her back.
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