Darkness and despair infuse a tarot-inspired landscape as Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After question each other.

The shadows grow very dark. Red lightning flashes overhead. Strands of yellow-green emit a sickly glow, vibrating with anger.  A boy with moon-pale hair crouches amidst the darkness, covering his head with thin hands.  Another boy, slighter and smaller approaches him with shy hesitation, only to be hissed at the strands. They drip tears of the same greenish yellow, tears which tremble with the…

Leiwell awakens to his new existence, content to enjoy it, yet he knows he's just waiting...

On October 27, 2021, P.T. Wyant posted a Wednesday Words prompt involving a flickering light, a dream, dried herbs. This Tale of the Navel was the result… Sometimes the flickering light was green, sometimes it was blue. It fluttered in his hands, pulsing in his palms, warming him. Nothing made Leiwell feel more tender and protective than the light. Dreaming of it effected him as much as the…

Just collected my @nanowrimo win! Although the truly difficult part is about to begin...revision. 

“What I saw was so ugly,” Map said. She reached up to hug her own thick torso. “I couldn’t bear the sight of you.”