Until today, I had only seen government-sanctioned flames. And I had never felt them; never known how heat could change so rapidly with distance. Never smelled smoke. Never felt so guilty. Of course, I would never take fire above ground; and I wouldβ¦
Beneath Ceaseless Skies | The Tale of the Scout and the Pachydormu by Gregory Norman Bossert
Like you, I grew up with the telling of the Tale of the Scout and the Pachydormu. That telling, on the night of first new moon of winter, marked my years between toddler and twelve like tree rings. via Pocket
Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Magic Potion Behind-the-Mountains by Jaymee Goh
When the magistrate arrives in Immen, the first thing he does is summon Grandmother Seung, druidess of Yang Village Behind-the-Mountains, to ask for her magic potion. via Pocket
Even though your creative fiction professor fawns over Joyce, you donβt understand the copy of Ulysses you checked out from the library, so you hide behind it while you stare at your classmate whose skin flickers. His blue and green skin is speckledβ¦
The woman began as an idea, as so many women do. She couldnβt be entirely beautiful, because that would stretch credibility too far. She couldnβt be ugly, either, though. via Pocket