“Have you ever been to Graceway before, Luke?” Kamrin asked as they set off toward the nearest open boundary toward Graceway—it was a familiar route for Luke as he used to take every opportunity to pass by that tempting boundary—and he answered, “No. Not when my brother was treated shamefully there. And how do you…
“Dalhaven’s Daughter” is a 17000-word story I wrote for the Writers of the Future Contest (Hollywood, CA) that won an Honorable Mention in the 2020 Fourth Quarter. I will be publishing this piece in 8 parts. _____________________________ Graceway City brimmed over with the rising sun’s light, and the Purlieus received the scattered remnants of the…
She will fall. She is young and bright-eyed with sharp elbows, tiny fingers on the rough bark, her slender ankles dangling. She is thirsting for the prize ripening at the tree’s fingertip, glossy and fragrant and sweet; Sunlight breathing on her arm, she extends her quivering fingers unsteadily toward the apple and I can…