Fractal (Microfiction)

100 words for our first snow & a stackabout

Fractal

I wake. Separate. Alone. A self.

My first breath curls a fearful vapor. I am cold. Heavy. Falling. Cast down from gray brume dreams. Bending. Transmuting. My limbs take shape, long and lithe. Dripping light. A thousand worlds tremble along my seams.

I am joined on my journey. Others alike, yet distinct. Facets unique, impossible anomalies. We are legions, spinning through space. Scattered on a biting breeze. Dances. Collisions. Fractures. Our lifetimes are measured from heaven to earth.

I see you there. Bright eyes turned up to greet me. Oh, this heat. Melting. Searing. Worth the end to kiss you.

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Latest Serial

Cursed ruins, gambling skeletons, ghostly visitors, and a violin. Catch up on Chapter 1 of Blood and Starlight, or visit the ToC to start from the beginning.

Table of Contents | The Vale Part 1 | The Vale Part 2

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Stackabout

A few posts that brightened my week from around Substack:

A Wish Fulfilled by

Alexandra Hill

(flash fiction): A haunting short from the world of Elspeth

The Last Cup by

John Ward

(short story): A surprising and poignant entry into the SubStack Zone (got me right in the heartstrings)

The Last of the Etela, Chapter 5 by

Tom Schecter

(serial chapter): Enter the enemy (or catch up on the explosive first four chapters)

Moonthread, Prelude Chapter by

Anthony Lee Phillips

(serial chapter): A quick taste of an upcoming fantasy you don’t want to miss

Scream Queens: Women in Horror by

Hanna Delaney

(video interview): Author Hanna Delaney chats horror on the page and on the stage with award-winning playwright Dr.

Rebekah King

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Many thanks for reading!