Another ficlet from the world of Avery. This particular fictlet is short. For more background and context, read: Daggers from Sk’ler, Three of Swords, and Watch the Tunnels. Birds. The birdsong had pulled Alex out of his morning dreams so inconsequential that their meaning and mood was gone before an instant. A breeze that carried the …
Written for Sam’s Challenge #9. Prompt: Small Town Saturday Night. In the OWNMO universe. Elliot, chin perched on the back of his hand, stared out the open window. The strong shafts of light from the west illuminated his face, giving him an unearthly glow. He hadn’t yet noticed me, standing in the doorway. His back, …
The grass under Ejis was matted down with use. He tried to disturb as little as possible, so he came back again and again to the same place to lie on his back. When there were no remaining chores and the animals were happy, he came to this place, to smell the sweet grass and pine of the forest, to be amongst the rabbits and under the bright blue sky.
Lucky Boxers is a 1,500 word ficlet written in response to the Less Than Three’s EIC’s Challenge prompt: “Lay the blame on me”.