It doesn’t seem to matter how quickly I walk down the hall, opening the doors to each and every bedroom. By the time I reach the mirror at the end – they’re all closed again.
And I know, behind each door is some fresh new nightmare waiting to wrap its bony, cold hands around my heart. On the other side of the one on the right, across from Grandpa’s room, the shadows wait for me to be ready. But ready for what?
The reflection in the mirror is just that. A reflection. …

Sorceress? Conjurer? Witch?
Who is she, when you look at her… The challenge this week is to write 500 words using who, what, where, and why – using Eco as your theme.
Eco by ~Rz00 on deviantART
Good luck, and don’t forget, if you accept the challenge and post your work publicly, stop by and leave a link so we can check it out!

Have a creatively inspired week everyone…
JL

Still grinding away through the backlog, but getting so much done I feel perhaps having that time off was a good thing. Not good enough to do over again, but you know. I’ve been inspired or something.
In fact, I managed to scratch out a couple hundred words for ‘Into the Mirror’ the other night. Perhaps this is the year it sees an end. Not to mention, I’ve sorted Lughnasadh and am in the process of re-assembling it, which will lead into Mabon and Samhain. There has been progress!
Over the weekend …

Other than my being super-busy in the catch-up department (and ready for the inbox tomorrow!) things are pretty level around here. Well, except it’s winter.
After last winter, I’ve been spoiled. Such a nice winter with hardly any snow, no serious windchill issues… This year, it’s BLOODY, bloody darn cold around these parts, and although we had a couple of good days (still well into the negatives!) it’s been freakishly chilly. The windchill factor made the temp -44 for a bit, and with only three working baseboard heaters and two portables, …

A New Bedlam-themed prompt from a permanent resident of The Institute, Mel Choly.