the hunt

The girl moved swiftly through the forest. Dodging branches snapping back at her. She moved with alacrity. Her pace was even. She was nimble. She wove around rocks stuck in the ground. She jumped, sliding over the trunks of broken trees. She moved quickly. Hurried steps.  She looked behind her. Then ahead. She quickened her…

the gift

Some people gave gifts that go beyond the standard level of understanding reality. The man was one of them. The man had the gift of knowledge. The girl had once asked him– “How do you know so much?” “I just know.” This was the answer the man always gave whenever he’d been asked this. Even…

Chasing sound

Whistling entered her mind and traveled with her in between the dream space and waking up. Like a far off call for attention. Warmth on the side of her face from the song. The melody this whistle sang drifted in and out. Her breathing grew heavier and she squinted her eyes. Dew from water pooled…

the pool she didn’t remember

There is a little pool of light, clear cool water deep within the forest.  After a good long while in the house in the woods waiting for the man to say something, anything — the man told the girl about it. He said she had been there before. She was confused by this. How could…