Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words.
With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.
A SONG OF SILENCE
In the heart of an ancient forest, the Lady of Faerie stood alone, a steady flame against the murmur of discontent.
At the edge of her glen, a circle of restless scribes gathered, their whispers crackling like dry leaves in the autumn wind. “She guards our words too closely,” they murmured, though their stories had long been returned to them, their demands shifted like shadows.
Her voice rose above the storm—a gentle but unyielding melody: “The seasons shift, and so must we.”
The scribes’ anger faded, and the forest stayed still, wrapped in the Lady’s renewed strength. In the end, it was her unwavering resolve that lingered, echoing through the trees like a song only the stars could understand.
Stacey Jaine McIntosh is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who hails from Perth, Western Australia where she resides with her husband and their four children.
While her heart has always belonged to writing, she once toyed with being a Cartographer and subsequently holds a Diploma in Spatial Information Services.
Since 2011 she has had over one hundred short stories and over fifty poems published.
Stacey is also the author of Solstice, The Camelot Series as well as The Eldritch Series, Lost & Absinthe and she is currently working on several other projects simultaneously.
When not with her family or writing she enjoys reading, photography, genealogy, history, Arthurian myths and witchcraft.
http://www.staceyjainemcintosh.com
If you enjoyed this drabble you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash 2023 anthology.
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