11:4 Abe’s exit broke the momentary freeze tag, uh, moment around Ben. Suddenly everyone was up and moving, or around and moving, or just moving. Ben’s gaze very slowly tracked as Gwen and Prairie jumped off the bed, one on each side, and approached him. Together they leveraged him up into a sitting position against the headboard and then Prairie did an efficientContinue reading “Enter the Woods 11:4”
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Enter the Woods 11:3
11:3 The sound of voices in the hall pulled Kim out of the meditative state she’d fallen into under the waves of Patti and Sass’ voices. “Why did you ask if you weren’t going to explain?” Gwen’s voice carried from down the hall, not quite strident but damned close. A murmur followed, low enough Kim couldn’t tell who was answering. A mikro later the bedroom door was flungContinue reading “Enter the Woods 11:3”
Enter the Woods 11:2
11:2 The vibration of footsteps dragged Ben somewhere close to reality. A figure, human-shaped and bright, walked out of the darkness. A hand-shaped tendril of light reached for him. In that moment Ben realized he was formless. No sense of his body. Just the dark and him floating within it. Except for a tugging in the region his chestContinue reading “Enter the Woods 11:2”
Enter the Woods 11:1
11:1 Movement. Dark. Movement. Strong arms bracketing the body. Corded strength pressed to the plane of a back and the back of the bend in the noodle of legs that flopped and flowed and drooped. The low murmur of voices waves against a shore at low tide. Lap. Lap. Lap. The legs – not legs? – and arms – not arms? – maybe wet ribbons of seaweed – floppedContinue reading “Enter the Woods 11:1”
Enter the Woods – 10.29
10:29 “Shit!” Ben lunged forward, his hands out and shadows uncoiling from them. The shadows met the thrust of a half-dozen silver-white strands of Magick, engulfing them. The light strands squirmed against the dark emitting from him then fell apart. He felt the snap of their parting as they receded back into the darkness they’dContinue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.29”
Enter the Woods – 10.28
10:28 “Hello?” Ivan called into the dark. It ate the sound almost from the mikro it left his lips. A voice came from the darkness. From everywhere in the darkness, all around Ivan. Aria’s voice. “Perfection does not exist. It’s a mirage. A shimmer on the horizon you chase only for it to disappearContinue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.28”
Enter the Woods – 10.27
10:27 The first thing Ivan did upon Carrie’s departure was look to the women left on the banquette to determine if Carrie’s disappearance had caused any alarm. Those unengaged continued to eat popcorn, pick at their nails, uncross and recross their legs, stare at the men at the tables across the floor, and basicallyContinue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.27”
Enter the Woods – 10.26
10:26 Nothing to it but to do it. The slogan from Ivan’s first campaign played through his mind. Hands moving on auto, he straightened his shirt, the worse for paint, then reached for the tie he was not wearing. He looked down at his hand, shook his head, and grinned. When he’d been comingContinue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.26”
Enter the Woods – 10.25
10:25 Kim walked over to stand a short distance behind Prairie and assessed the state of Dempsey, Ivan, and Prairie’s feet. “Weird.” She squinted at the tiles trapping their feet, then squatted down to stare at the floor. “Hmm.” Ivan twisted at the waist to look where she was staring. “Hmm?” She nodded. “Hmm.” DempseyContinue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.25”
Enter the Woods – 10.24
10:24 Time in The House seemed to be compressed. Or dilated. Or possibly outside the laws of reality. Whatever the reason most likely at the end of this endeavor they’d exit with very little “real time” passed. Which was great considering they all had lives outside of it and it’s demands on their group.Continue reading “Enter the Woods – 10.24”
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