Hazel and Holly — Locks and Shadows, Part One

Hazel and Holly — The Edge of Winter

Previous: Reunions   The lead necromancer took a moment longer to express his displeasure at Holly, Hemlock, and Hawthorn. Then he handed the tapestry to the younger necromancer behind him. “Get that to the laundress. Keeper only knows what’s been...
Hazel and Holly — Locks and Shadows, Part One

Hazel and Holly — Reunions

Previous: Return to the Shrine   “The moon is a week in its waxing cycle,” Hazel said. “How can you summon Mother without a new moon?” She found herself clinging to a desperate hope her father wouldn’t be able to summon Willow. The...

A Christmas Wish List of Real-World Magic

Do you ever find yourself wishing for things that don’t, you know, actually exist? I think one of the main things that has always drawn me to fantasy is my persistent dissatisfaction with the real world. This can’t really be all there is, can it? And so I find...
Hazel and Holly — Locks and Shadows, Part One

Hazel and Holly — Return to the Shrine

Previous: Summoning Visions   Holly, Hemlock, Hawthorn, Tum, and Elder returned to the Shrine. It looked weird seeing it in daylight. It looked like a normal building, old and slightly dirty, but not anything to be afraid of. “Now, all of you keep your...