When I was fifteen, the harvest that year was richer than in previous years. Old Shu even seemed to grow younger with so much ...

The entrance to Barrier Island’s lab is not unlike that of a hospital. Shattered glass doors lead into a dark lobby, now covered in ...

The happiness I clung to blinded me to her absence. Dim, flickering lights suffused the moment with a ghostly breeze, and I surrendered to ...

As I enter the bedroom, Jeffrey shuts the door behind me, and I flinch. He narrows his eyes in my direction but does not ...

Every instinct is telling me to run. My muscles are tense, and I take a steadying breath. I look to my comrades, a question ...

The music I had waited for all night finally played: her voice. Fireflies and lunar moths made their appearance, presents of the Mother herself, ...

“What the hell do you want?” Jeffery barks as if oblivious to the howling wind and swirling snow behind me. I take a deep ...

Bile rises in my throat as I adjust my grip on my sword, perspiration forming at the nape of my neck. My vision moves ...

Our troupe of younglings played and sang diligently as we crossed the towering wooden gates. The stone courtyard greeted everyone with icy facade, covered ...

The soft roar of the waves grows faint as we make our way deeper into the underbrush of Barrier Island. We landed at its ...