8:7 Gwen continued to chant rap her way the length of the walk through the swamp to The House. Every once and a while Dempsey would slant a glance at her which only seemed to encourage her, as every time he did it she’d get more exuberant and loud. Eventually Patti bumped up next toContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:7”
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Enter The Woods – 8:6
8:6 Ivan, Dan, Gwen and Abe entered Kim’s cabin to a wall of faces directed squarely at the door. Those faces were attached, in the usual manner, to the bodies of their friends who stood in a loose formation with whatever passed for weapons for them held at the ready. Gwen stopped in the doorway,Continue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:6”
Enter The Woods – 8:5
8:5 Forks were being laid down on plates, powdered sugar was being mopped up by licked fingers from the edges, when Ivan returned. Kim, leaning against the stove with the solid safety of the wall behind her and a plate held in front of her was shoveling crepes into her gob and trying not toContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:5”
Enter The Woods – 8:4
8:4 Prairie stirred in her chair. “You aren’t going anywhere.” “I feel fine.” She poked a finger at the iv. “Take this out and we can go.” “I think you should stay in bed.” “I think you should try to make me.” Rather being even slightly quailed, Prairie leaned forward and got right in Kim’sContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:4”
Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Act Two
8:3 / act two Mostly the room was silent as Siobhan finished reading, each of the group thinking whatever thoughts the story conjured in their mind. Expression a mix of confusion and curiosity, Abe sidled over to Dempsey and the two began a quiet conversation. Words like “story”, “disappearances”, and “weird shit” could be heardContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Act Two”
Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Interlude – Gryphon
8:3 / Interlude – Gryphon Gryphon Gryf checks the piece of paper in his hand, looks up at the red brick building in front of him. He’s not sure why he’s looking at the paper, it’s not like he didn’t immediately recognize the name of his old philosophy professor, Samuele Bianchi, or the location ofContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Interlude – Gryphon”
Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Act One
8:3 /act one Ben pulled a pile of paper from his jacket. It was creased to fold diagonally, making it thick enough he had to fiddle to clear it from the cloth. By the time he’d done the magic trick of extracting the long, narrow package everyone in the room, except for Abe for whoContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:3 – Act One”
Enter The Woods – 8:2
8:2 Kim shifted her gaze between Siobhan and the coyote. Siobhan. Coyote. She tried to lift her head to give some real drama to the shifting but her head had to weight eight pounds and her neck was just not up to holding it upright. So, she plopped her head back on the pillow andContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:2”
Enter The Woods – 8:1
8:1 A barge, heavy with cargo, made its way along the canal, drawn by the mailette tied to its mast which was attached to the harnesses of two draft horses who were making their way along the cobbled road on the far side of the canal. It would have been more efficient, perhaps, to useContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 8:1”
Enter The Woods – 7:14
7:14 “No!” the word burst out of both Prairie and Patti. Siobhan rolled her lips over her teeth and nodded hard. “Yes.” She looked down at her feet, then out into the darkness in various directions, her head moving like a bobble head with a broken mechanism. “We can’t get use Magick. She seems toContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:14”
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