Thin Veil by Amber Averay Amber’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries I was scared of my child. I can admit that now; now the shadows gather to frame my vision and my age-spotted skin lies paper-thin over old bones. Yes, I can admit to that now… My late husband, taken far too soon, did not even know weContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 2”
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Spook-tober: Day 2
Thin Veil I walked the line between life and death. An ill-fated gamble from my youth left me not quite on the mortal plane and not able to move beyond. I have seen hundreds if not thousands pass from one life to the next before me, but I was never free to join them inContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 2”
Spook-tober: Day 1
By Amber Averay Check Amber out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEnchantmentSeries Magic I sat in the darkened cupboard, ears straining for any sounds beyond the doors. Nobody had noticed I was missing, and that suited me perfectly: might as well utilise an invisibility I’d long been marked with. It used to annoy me, when I was youngContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 1”
Spook-tober: Day 1
Magic It was an unseasonably warm autumn night–the musk of fall felt out of place without the chill. She’d made plans months ago to go walking in the woods up in the hills for the autumn solstice. At the time it felt like such a romantic notion, but now it was sticky, humid and moreContinue reading “Spook-tober: Day 1”
Spook-tober 2022 Prompts
Want to write along with me? Here is my prompt list for this year. 1. Magic2. Thin Veil3. Clairvoyant4. Mystery5. Revenge6. Midnight7. Madness8. Famished9. Stranger10. Chance11. Prey12. Possessed13. An Attack14. Autumn Nights15. Smoldering16. Fatigue17. Banish18. Shelter19. Mayhem20. Hidden Danger21. With a Twist22. Old Haunt23. Innocence at a Party24. What Luck25. Adventure Gone Wrong26. Ageless27. Mythical28.Continue reading “Spook-tober 2022 Prompts”
Stormy
The night was clear with brilliant stars shining brightly, but lightening stuck the horizon and a thunderous boom echoed through the night. Birds screamed in terror and fled from their roosts. Predators and prey alike, came streaming down from the hills in panic. Something was very wrong. Ginny flew from her bed and thrust herContinue reading “Stormy”
Rend
Rend My life had gone from practically heaven to hell on earth in the space of a week. I found out everything I believed was just one cataclysmic lie after another. I thought turning twenty-one was the start of true adulthood and not the end of life as I knew it. I was determined toContinue reading “Rend”
Status
She was motivated by fame and fortune–everything she had to say dripped with brilliance and intuition. Her followers ate it up, and she lived for the attention. It fueled her day and spurred her passion. She didn’t know how she’d gotten through the day without it. Here schedule was incredibly busy, even if her familyContinue reading “Status”
Acrid
For years she was told that a dragon lived in the hills and guarded a massive hoard of treasure. She liked the idea of such a thing, but it was just a myth–something you told to children as you tucked them into bed at night. She figured the rumors would disperse as she grew, butContinue reading “Acrid”
Danger in the Storm
The lightning lashed across the sky, and she sat forlorn at her desk desperately seeking inspiration for a new project. She’d been so creative recently, but now nothing, full stop. As she watched the storm her thoughts began to bubble and brew. She pulled out her brushes, inks, and pens. If she couldn’t wait forContinue reading “Danger in the Storm”
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