April 16
City of Sun and Darkness: 526 words
BEGINNING LINE: He hung up without comment.
FAVORITE LINE: Stained glass lined the high windows, and led to the centerpiece; a depiction of Jesus suffering on the cross. Face and body twisted in pain, his gaze was fixed in the middle distance. A thousand-yard stare.
ENDING LINE: “Have a good day,” she said, and strode back out into the sunlight.
days: 29
wtd: 526
mtd: 11,790
ytd: 36,396
April 17
untitled trans young adult steampunk: 509 words
BEGINNING LINE: “Send the message to Eredi,” Hanavet’s mother said. “Please.”
FAVORITE LINE: “I am well aware of the seriousness of the matter,” Hanavet said. She was surprised that her voice could be heard over the pounding of her heart.
ENDING LINE: “You can’t go alone,” he said.
She inclined her head. He’d as much as admitted that she was going. The rest was just detail.
days: 30
wtd: 1,035
mtd: 12,299
ytd: 36,905
April 18
when Gil met Araveth: 1,672 words
BEGINNING LINE: The days and nights passed, running one to the other, in a drug-dulled haze.
FAVORITE LINE: His presence was balm to her; now that he was here, she barely could remember what she had been sad about.
ENDING LINE: Yet even when she thought of asking him to remove to collar, she felt a shudder of unreasoning terror go through her.
days: 31
wtd: 2,707
mtd: 13,971
ytd: 38,577
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