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Barn Knights
Two blades crossed under scattered beams of sunlight as leaves gently fell. Relentless foes caught in the dance of battle. One parries, one blocks, the other dodges, and reverberating steel rings the ears of those fortunate enough to be near the nimble pair. Leaping onto a nearby rock to gain the upper ground, one warrior gains the upper hand, landing a fatal blow on the other.
By Anthony Criswell3 years ago in Fiction
A Black Summertime
"To some not insignificant extent, who you are comes down to where you stand in relation to catastrophe. Perhaps it is that they have not been touched yet. Not yet been burnt." Danielle Celermajer ‘Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future’
By Miranda Weindling3 years ago in Fiction
The Brother Who Kept
I was to blame I thought as I looked around the weathered old barn. I was always to blame as I was the one who left. My father said so, the people in town said as much and my brothers would agree I was to blame for leaving and what might have been.
By C. H. Richard3 years ago in Fiction
Unknown markings
It was long after the end of the war that I decided to go back to the old barn by the house in which I grew up, back in the days when it was still primarily occupied by hens and chicks, and one feisty rooster who would cry loudly throughout the day when I would least expect it. It used to scare the living daylight out of me, I was just a small child back in the day, and would only venture into the barn, terrified, to pick up the precious eggs from the hens' nests once I had deemed it a safe distance away, that would let me run back to the house before he could get to me.
By Laureline Landry3 years ago in Fiction
Still Standing
Veronica wore an invisible veil that covered her excitement as she walked back from Mr. Rays appraisal shop. The news she would share with her family had been baking in her belly for years. But how? Should it be over dinner? Her mind raced with perfect scenerios on how to unfold the truth about her families heirloom.
By Oandhi Brown3 years ago in Fiction