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Wake. Sleep. Doze. Sleep. Wake. The moments of true wakefulness came so far apart, and so briefly, that they seemed nonexistent. Even when he managed to pull himself from the depths of drowsiness that had enveloped him, he caught only glimpses of the world: His room, in the dark of night, with only the stars … Continue reading Visitor →

Charles Williams Short Story 1 Comment September 8, 2020April 16, 2022 16 Minutes

Leoth’s Last Night

Leoth had been building up this moment in his mind for weeks. He had idly considered this course of action several times over the last few years, but it was only in recent times that he had finally made up his mind. The notion that he might stay here forever had become unbearable. It was … Continue reading Leoth’s Last Night →

Charles Williams Callaie, Short Story Leave a comment February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 13 Minutes

A Letter from Rin

As a sort-of followup to yesterday's entry, here's a potential letter from Rin that may appear later. Tomás, My letters have always been important to me. They’re a part of who I am. They’re a part of my self-definition: I, Rin, have beautiful handwriting. That’s a fact that I accept about myself now, because I … Continue reading A Letter from Rin →

Charles Williams Excerpt Leave a comment October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 3 Minutes

Goodbye, Emarta

Emarta wrung her hands. She was nervous, and deservedly so, but Cyrène felt oddly calm. This still felt like her room, even if she knew it wasn’t anymore. She wondered if it ever had been, or if she should have felt like it was her mother’s space that she had just been permitted to live … Continue reading Goodbye, Emarta →

Charles Williams Callaie, Fantasy, Short Story 1 Comment July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 4 Minutes

Jhor

The sun shone bright above her, bearing down with a strength that should have brought about an unbearable heat, given the season and the clarity of the sky, in which, through the small window afforded by the walls of the courtyard, not a cloud could be seen. It was nearly midday. They would break from … Continue reading Jhor →

Charles Williams Aia, Fantasy, Short Story Leave a comment May 13, 2019December 1, 2020 6 Minutes

Avela

Avela sits on the edge of the city, legs crossed and hands on hans knees, with hans face turned upward toward the stars, the moon, and the nebula. Ne basks in their light, absorbing it through hans shell. Ne has cast aside hans clothing, for ne wishes to taste their light as it is. Each … Continue reading Avela →

Charles Williams Fantasy, Short Story Leave a comment April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 5 Minutes

First Flight

The first time Avery flew was in the dead dark of a winter night, while his mother and a good portion of the city were fast asleep in their warm beds. Trembling with the fear that his mother might awaken to discover him preparing to leave — or worse, that she would be awake when … Continue reading First Flight →

Charles Williams Elal, Short Story Leave a comment February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 8 Minutes

Newborn

I was thinking about the character on this one and how I wanted to write a story about what she became later in life, but somehow along the way I lost the actual story I meant to write. It ended up having little in the way of "story" at all, and it's more just like … Continue reading Newborn →

Charles Williams Elal, Short Story Leave a comment February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 4 Minutes

Exploration: Focus

“Focus, Narrim!” Narrim could hear his grandfather’s voice as clearly as if the man stood next to him. The fiery memory of his switch lashing across Narrim’s exposed back burned through Narrim’s mind, inspiring him to roll his shoulders. The sun now hid almost entirely behind the horizon, leaving the heat of the day to … Continue reading Exploration: Focus →

Charles Williams Callaie, Fantasy, Short Story Leave a comment January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 4 Minutes

Arriette

The first clue came from the missing food. It was easy to miss, because their visitor didn’t eat much, or quickly. Perhaps, during the course of a day, a berry or two and a single nut might go missing. Perhaps the sugar lid might be put back slightly askew, with a pattern raked into it … Continue reading Arriette →

Charles Williams Short Story Leave a comment December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 8 Minutes

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