Author: c_e_sieber 
Prompts: garland, roust, shapeshifter
Word count: 834

Joyful sounds of music and laughter filled the Gathering Chamber. A garland of fragrant evergreens and sweet-smelling fruit hung over the high table where Onnette and Marren were seated, resplendent in their nuptial attire. What seemed like a lifetime of war and waiting were behind them, ( Read more... )

Title: The Ritual
Author: myownmuggle
Word Count: 544
Prompts: Haunt, Goddess, Solstice
A/N: From my OF-verse of Running Tide. It’s only a beginning, so please bear with me ( Read more... )

Words: morrow, demon, sweets
Word Count: 998
A/N: Um, it's not what I meant it to be, but oh well, it's finished, and that's a new accomplishment for me. :-D

Eight Minutes, Eighteen SecondsThe day morrowed almost in spite of itself. The clouds, heavy with unshed snow, formed a barricade that only the most persistent - or perhaps suicidal - rays ( Read more... )

Title: Cast the First Stone
Prompts: Banish, church bells, chimera
Notes: Adult themes. Thanks to irreparable for checking it over for me. Word count: 995 ( Read more... )

EmissaryHow had she let her government persuade her to travel to this Goddess-forsaken frozen tundra? Sniffing disdainfully at the stench of unwashed bodies, Jaya squinted as smoke stung her eyes. It was as dark inside the long house as it had been blinding on the ice-frosted landscape. Shivering despite the heavy fur draped across her ( Read more... )

Prompts: Tarry, candlelight, spell
Wordcount: 995

Christmas Story“There’s a real Christmas tree by the window!” Jocelyn exclaimed ( Read more... )

Hang On

The noise of the merrymaking-the Carpenters on the stereo, Merry Christmas, Darling playing as they murmured and laughed over the spread of sausage, cheese, crackers, fruit, and mint cream cookies-undoubtedly shielded them from hearing his approach, little feet in footie pajamas sliding over the kitchen vinyl flooring as the intrepid ( Read more... )

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Title: Year-End Remorse“Please, I did nothing wrong ( Read more... )

(This is just under 1,000 words, by my count. This is a cut-down version from the first draft, however. If one is curious, it is posted on my journal at http://mr-lexington.livejournal.com/3006.html.)

Nessel

The sky was the pale grey that always precedes snow, and the air had a thin bite to it, like a hungry child. As if on cue, the first small, hard ( Read more... )