Blessed
You’re going home, Rol. The words echoed in his head.
“You never said it would be like this,” Roland whispered, opening his eyes. In the mirror they were green-gray and fading, [...]
At the Altar of Pan
He says, “Relax, baby. You worry too much.”
He takes my hand. I’ve been dreaming of him all my life.
He says, “You’re just my kind of girl.”
He flashes me a smile [...]
The Woodwife’s Song
It was a killing dream—spinning out around her, leaving her unable to wake. Her feet were rooted to the gray path, and there were blind things in the stagnant water. [...]
After the Lake
“Do you believe in ghosts, Gram?”
“Why, child?” The old woman looked up from her knitting in the sun. “Spirits troubling you?”
“I don’t know.” Rue tucked her legs up under her, [...]