T. L. H. Auty
Bio
I am passionate about the humanities, and the written word in particular. My writing interests include classics & ancient history, trauma, feminism and motherhood. I love a story that recasts an old form or trope for the modern reader.
Stories (6/0)
It Takes A Village
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Scarlett stood looking out into the forest around her, wondering how long she would have to wait. The baby was crying. Again. Still. “Shh, little one, shh,” she rocked the infant back and forth, back and forth. “Daddy will be here soon,” she said, hopefully.
By T. L. H. Auty2 years ago in Fiction
Athena's Dragon Slayers
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. Or rather, this Valley hadn’t always been in the realm of the dragons. Athena stood, regal yet weary, staring down the hillside to where her destination had lain. Mere seconds before this very instant, she had been coming down the slope of Mount Diabolos, heading towards the polis nestled low in the vale. Had she not had to get back up onto her feet, she could almost have sworn that her eyes were playing tricks on her from sheer exhaustion. But she could still feel the ripples of the forceful wave that had reverberated up from the Valley, sending her careening backwards in a most undignified fashion. When she had stood back up, the city as she knew it… was gone.
By T. L. H. Auty2 years ago in Fiction
Tumbling Thoughts
As I write this, my mind is dashing from one idea to the next - "this is stupid, no one will read it" to "but I'm not writing it to be read, I'm writing to get it out" to "you're wasting time, you know you should be working" to "but I can't work when I can't think clearly, so I write."
By T. L. H. Auty3 years ago in Psyche