Tag: fantasy

  • All the Sand in the Desert

    It was sundown and the desert sand was the color of blood. Cliffton Barnes was fleeing on foot from the vengeful posse who were chasing him through the desert. He had run his horse to death the previous day. He was wanted for the murder of Jessica Smithwick. Above his head two vultures were circling…

  • The Woodsman and the Snake

    The mighty oak had stood for centuries. Chop. No fire, no bolt of lightning, no rot ever humbled it. Chop. The tree had a diameter greater than any tree the land had ever known. Chop. Its branches stretched out even further, drenching the ground in a pool of shade. Chop. The tree was so tall…