There's only one post left for "The Land of Monsters," the first 'story' in my blog series "A Single Leaf"! My original intention was to create short 1,000 word stories and post them every week, but this one had a mind of its own. 49,000 words later and I still feel there's more I could explore. With the ending of this story, I will take a short break from the blog series as I finish up my current novel and start revision on three others I have sitting around. In the meantime

Disclaimer: All stories posted here are first drafts. To read the rest of the story, click here. Part 3 - The Man With Ten Eyes Timothy and Lucy watched, immobilized, as into the room walked a tall, slim man. He had to duck his head to get through the door. Lucy squeezed Timothy’s hand again, but stood silent. The window stood partly open behind them, but there was no escape that way. No trees to climb into, no vines or siding to use to get down. Instead they waited. At first

Disclaimer: All stories posted here are first drafts. To read the rest of the story, click here. Part 2 - Lady of Birds Timothy coughed as dust rose in the air around them. Lucy had landed on top of him, but she rose and helped him up, wiping her face with her sleeve. Bear waddled in behind them, sniffing at the floor. The room looked like an attic. Wooden floorboards, furniture and boxes scattered about, white sheets over everything. Windows covered in boards sat in the oppo

Disclaimer: All stories posted here are first drafts. To read the rest of the story, click here. Part 1 - The Secret Room The moon had not yet given up the sky to the sun when Timothy slipped out of his grandmother's cottage with Bear, his pet raccoon. His grandmother lay sound asleep within, but not for long. There were salves to prepare, ill neighbors to visit, vegetables to gather. He had to be quick. He snuck through the sleepy village to Lucy's house, which sat near the