Woods talk
If I had to wake up to stare up at the sky, where would I be standing from? Of course my home, but my mind wants to wander off into deep conversations, I’m ready to…
Becoming Baba Yaga
Between two mountains, there lay a sleepy village surrounded by a great forest. The villagers whispered the secrets of the wood to each other as they went about their daily business chopping firewood, stirring pots…
Ten More Minutes
The machine gun nest erupted in a spray of dirt and metal fragments. Martinez rolled left, pressing himself against the muddy creek bank as shrapnel whistled overhead. "Johnson! Cover me!" he shouted, breaking from cover…
The Tree
This story contains themes or mentions of mental health issues. Kit stomped his way through the woods. Twigs snapped beneath his feet as branches brushed his pant legs. Rain pelted the leaves overhead in a…
The Wooden Fist of Tor
This story contains themes or mentions of suicide or self harm. Three weary adventurers came upon a clearing in the forest, a flat, sunny piece of land just up the bank from the river they…