The Withering Heart
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Last published Tue, Oct 28, 2025
I wanted this to feel like your favourite childhood story, but matured. Slightly that is.
In The Withering Heart, magic and grief entwine in the gardens of one family. George Davidson tends a dying tree, mourning his mother whose simple last words haunt him into endless confusion.
Find someone... to love.
When a wounded stranger appears at his door, the fragile boundary between sorrow and hope begins to shift. A story of loss, secrets, and the power that blooms only through love. Can George and the mysterious visitor save the withering tree and will George's heart finally align with his mother's final words?
Find someone to love.
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