1| A.R.S.A. “ID, please,” a voice said from behind me. Of course. I knew better than to loiter. Ordinarily I would have noticed someone approaching. But today my nerves were on edge. My situational awareness lagged because I let the anxiety of what I was about to do take the lead. My name is Treya. […]
Rural Fantasy
by ima erthwitch
New trilogy title and themed covers for all
I’ve been working on the second book in what used to be my Bounty Hunter trilogy. The title just didn’t do much for the marketing of the first book, though, and I’ve been trying to come up with something better for a long time. Now there is a new trilogy title. Introducing Renegade Agents of […]
Savor
The burn crept higher, rising from her root. Her throat reddened. Savvy dinner guests would have noticed. Depending on the energetic pattern her gift took today, it would either give or take life. Heal or kill. So today was a taking day. Soon, she knew, the tremors would start. And once she crossed the threshold, […]
Grapevine
If I had given more thought to the matter, to the infrastructure of this … arrangement … I might have avoided my current predicament. The insidious creep disguised himself in the seductive beauty of light and form. Then began the slow displacing of my own welfare, exchanged for the needs of another. It seemed symbiotic initially. […]
At the Gate
I realize what I’m telling you is hard to believe. But it all came together last night, while I was closing the gate, telling the trees goodbye. Everything made perfect sense. Not that I like it, you know, but it fits. The land is sentient. It knows. It plans. It executes. That’s the scary part. […]
Sapphire Rhapsody
Sapphire Rhapsody She rolled the pink sapphire from hand to hand, gauging the weight. Placing it to her lips, she inhaled slowly. A few stray ions lingered. Good. She placed the stone into her mouth on her tongue, avoiding her teeth. Touching them would have grounded the little energy she’d managed to siphon off. Raising […]