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I Summon Thee, Death

A Fate of Fire Teaser

By Amanda StarksPublished 3 months ago 2 min read
A Mood Board created for my "FATE OF FIRE" project.

A girl stands on the edge of a cliff, contemplating the long drop down to the valley floor. Beneath her, giant crumbling boulders rest with cloaks of old, stale snow upon their backs. To the girl, they look like a group of people huddling for warmth in the middle of a snowstorm. Why would they do that? The girl wonders. Why would they sit there and wait to die?

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Amanda Starks

Fantasy writer, poet, and hopefully soon-to-be novelist who wants to create safe spaces to talk about mental health. Subscribe to my free newsletter at www.amandastarks.com for updates!

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  • Ian Read3 months ago

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

  • Stephanie Hoogstad3 months ago

    This is an intriguing excerpt indeed. Definitely something that I would want to read more of. I’ll have to check out the linked article and see more of what this whole draft is about. Thank you for sharing this!

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