by Sara C. Snider | Apr 11, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
Jack whistled as he wandered along a winding dirt road. A bulging sack hung from his shoulders, bouncing against his back in time with his lively steps. The day was bright and clear, and the early-summer day was warm. He closed his eyes and smiled, basking as the...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 10, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
“Who died and made him king of the woods?” Larch said. Willow leaned over and said, “It’s the name, you know. It’s all in the name.” “What, ‘Pine’?” Larch snorted. “What’s so special about that?” “No, the first part. Insignis. It’s very distinguished.” “Distinguished...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 9, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
Why use one tree name, when you can use four… Hawthorn, Hazel, Hemlock, and Holly Holly twirled a lock of her hair around a finger and sighed. “Well, I don’t see what’s so important about this meeting. They’re just a couple of old, stuffy warlocks. Who...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 8, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
Gwyron moved through the forest on thin, fragile legs. His pace was little more than a crawl, his withered muscles too weak to allow him more. Wearied, he stopped and rested against a barren tree. In the branches above him, dried and wilted leaves rattled in the wind....
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 7, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
So, as far as flash fiction goes, this story is a complete failure. Coming in at around 1800 words, it counts as a regular short story and not flash fiction. But, I didn’t want to scrap it and start over. I liked the main character and I liked the beginning, and...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 6, 2015 | A to Z Challenge, Short Stories
Mama always said my imagination ran wild. She’d tell me I’d not stay a boy forever and that I’d do well to show some restraint. She was wrong, though. I didn’t imagine the old man in the elderberry tree. He had been there, wearing only a pair of tattered breeches as...
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