seven The crew that met at Leo’s tavern was quieter than normal, giving each other nods and small waves as they slid into seats at “their table”. Everyone except Siobhan and Dan were there. Siobhan had left a message with the doormen indicating she’d be there shortly and a runner had come from Dan’s ClubContinue reading “Enter The Woods 2:1 / Chapter Seven”
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Enter The Woods 1:6 / Chapter Six
Six Rain pattered on Ben’s face and he jerked to consciousness with a start, coming to instant attention and springing to his feet in the same breath. To his left Dan was laboriously pushing himself to his feet with hands planted in ground carpeted in wild herbs. His nostrils flared, taking in the scent thatContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:6 / Chapter Six”
Enter The Woods 1:5 / Chapter Five
Five They proceeded cautiously if not completely quietly down the hall, the sounds of their combined voices singing binding them together as a group and also to the story. The tapestry Dan kept catching a glimpse of from the corner of his eye pulsed to their voices, confirming his theory that their singing was connectingContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:5 / Chapter Five”
Enter The Woods 1:4 / Chapter Four
Four “Where a giant caste is discovered,” read the sign that greeted them as they gained the top of the beanstalk. Rising from the fog – clouds, Dan corrected himself as he tested the “ground” beneath his feet by digging his toe in – a short distance away rose a giant wooden door. No wallsContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:4 / Chapter Four”
Enter The Woods 1:3 / Chapter Three
Three Garbled words through a field of odd static played in Dan’s ears, speaking of sweet dreams. His eyes opened slowly to a world that appeared to be smeared by a film of Vaseline, that trick used in old movies to create a soft, dreamy effect. As he cast around, assessing the situation, he realizedContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:3 / Chapter Three”
Enter The Woods 1:2 / Chapter Two
Two “Excuse me? Are you Dan?” Dan was focused on running through the preparations he’d made for entering what they were calling the Mystery House so at first he didn’t hear the voice of the woman calling out to him. When it registered that she had said his name he stopped and waited for herContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:2 / Chapter Two”
Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Act Two
As Siobhan finished reading a voice that was neither male nor female, loud nor quiet, that rang of magic and strange mysteries, emitted from the paper. In reflex she dropped it to lie in the middle of the table as it intoned, “Wrong place, wrong time. Start where you wish to end, when the moonContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Act Two”
Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Interlude – Mal
Mal “Hey, Mum! I’m home” Mal calls as he pushes through the door into the cottage he shares with his mum. “Back already, Mal?” His mum comes out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on a tea towel that is more worn and thin than she herself is, and looks around him to peer outContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Interlude – Mal”
Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Act One
One Papers carefully clutched to her chest to protect them from the weather as well as prying eyes, Kim stopped for a moment in the doorway of the pub and waited for her eyes to adjust to the change in light from outside to in. As she did so she made a visual sweep ofContinue reading “Enter The Woods 1:1 / Chapter One Act One”
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