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Day 31: Siren Tide

On March 24, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Lonan braced his hands on both sides of the nearest hollow, staring into it with all his determination. Porous rock stabbed his palms. The blackness ahead shimmered with sound. Garbled nothing-lyrics vibrated below his ear and jaw. All around him, Lonan was surrounded by the rushing Ream.

Day 30: Ship’s Stew

On March 23, 2020March 28, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

Cyprus shoved Shay to move. The other boy gave the pirate his best cheeky grin, and Halse spooned out a dribble of thin, greenish stew for him along with some misshapen bits of meat.

Day 29: Sleeping Dead

On March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, To Those Who Seek SirensLeave a comment

This was the Serafina that Lonan knew best—the Serafina after the Porfirios died. Afraid of its own coasts but too poor to move. Dreading the change of seasons. Quietly taking Mistress Leroy’s sleeping herbs and forgetting the names of its dead.

Day 28: Foreign Market

On March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn FictionLeave a comment

“Lonan, be reasonable, boy,” Neils extended a placating hand toward him, as if to divert a rockslide. “We’ve all taken a blow today. There’s no use in taking another. I’ve done some sailing in my day, and no ship of Serafina’s could catch a ship like that captain’s.”

Day 27: Dark Magic

On March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn FictionLeave a comment

Kaz’s fingers clamped down on the back of the boys’ necks. His grasp was icy, and black shot through Cyprus’s vision. That iciness spread from the point of contact, sinking dark magic deep into his muscles. Cyprus didn't know if he'd collapsed or frozen in place standing.

The Fairy Door

On March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, MicropromptsLeave a comment

Every day before breakfast, Mariela crept out to see the fairy’s maze. She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day.

7 Microprompts for Fairy Tales

On March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Microprompts, WritingLeave a comment

She took her mother’s old mirror from the top of its mahogany dresser, blowing off the scraps of crumbling wallpaper, and swiped a scone from the cook’s first batch of the day. The cook followed her with a lazy swipe of her flowery handtowel, but after three years had finally given up on scolding her...

To Those Who Seek Sirens

On March 18, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, To Those Who Seek Sirens, WritingLeave a comment

At long last, I've changed the working title of "Lost and Found." The story is now called "To Those Seek Sirens."

Day 26: Leaving Poetry

On January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction6 Comments

Beyond the great blue expanse, the coast of Avalon sat like a circlet atop the waves. It was so far away already Cyprus couldn’t make out any buildings, only the greenish ups and downs of hills. “There she goes,” Kaz said cheerfully, noting the change in Cyprus’s expression.

Day 25: Rats Belowdecks

On January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn FictionLeave a comment

A goat screamed above. The smell of blood and urine rolled down the stairs. Cyprus and Shay clung to the net and each other, shaking.

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