Chapter 1 – Escape The gentle sound of hammering raindrops lurches me out of my sleep. My clothes are soaked through, and I’m shivering. I slowly get up, the spiky leaves, sticks, pebbles, bugs and other annoying naturey things sticking to my damp skin and getting inside my pants and…
Rupert was very bold to be so grumpy and judgemental. He lived under a bridge in the damp depths of the Forgotten Woods which one might think would accompany a degree of humility, but not for Rupert. When the sparse passersby dare walk anywhere near his slimy home, he found…
I sniff the air. What is that? Sniff sniff. All of a sudden I get overwhelmed with the intense scent of tea – earthy, fresh, herbal tea to be exact. I crack a smile. I adore herbal tea and even just the smell of…
“I hate you!” screeched Muggin angrily, with her poised finger at the ready, shaking with fury. “You don’t know me!” Huggin shot back. They had their faces pinned against each other; Huggin’s scrawny and skinny one and Muggin’s fat one. “I could…” he paused for thought, “I…
Part 1 The sign hung over the massive shop- Take one item for free- but choose well. A hooded figure entered the Cabinet of Curiosity as a withered old woman sat at the desk and watched as the figure flung open the doors and slipped inside. Pickled taxidermy animals floated…
Thanks to Nina and my family. It was a cold and stormy day. I walked down my timber stairs. I still had flash backs from my dream. One step at a time, wondering why I had it. The dream looked so realistic. I could feel things. I remembered a huge…
The mist coats Azariah’s skin as she dashes through the trees, avoiding the raven twins’ daggers, her bow and arrow in hand. She looks briefly behind her as she gets through a section of dense trees to see how far they are. She sees Huginn right behind her…
A perplexing letter has appeared in my mailbox. I do hope it’s a new case, I haven’t received one since the tragic murder of Hichery Brown, a plump boy. The vicious citizens never face the facts which are hidden beneath layers of sand like numerous invisible treasures to be…
Detective Booker tapped his finger on the wooden table. This woman was late. Four minutes late. A creak at the door came. “Finally,” Detective Booker murmured, standing up and opening the door. A skinny, kind-looking woman stood there, twirling her black hair. “Hello my fine lady. Please…
Part 1 Geiselhart is a small town secluded far, far away from Ahoy. In the deepest, darkest part of the Forgotten Woods, the rays of sunshine sometimes never meet the eyes of residents that call this mysterious place home. The bones of past ancestors lay beneath the wet, nutrient rich…