Courtney Janicki
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Deep in the Woods
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. But when it was breeding season the valley was where they went, and the valley was where they stayed until their hatchlings could fly - usually about a month after birth. For those 4 months out of the year everyone avoided the area. Today was different however because Eden had to enter the valley. Overnight her pregnant mare, Ivy, had run off. Eden worried she was going to give birth. This would be Ivy’s first foal and she did not want the mare to be alone for her first birth. Ivy had followed her tracks directly to one of the most traveled pathways that lead down to the valley lake. Realizing the odds of this search not ending well caused Eden to falter. But she knew turning back would only lead to heartbreak. She couldn’t leave sweet Ivy to the dragons, especially in her vulnerable state. They’d smell the blood from the birth and reign down immediately.
By Courtney Janicki4 years ago in Fiction
Finding Atlas
Nox cawed “fly” and flew off Aurora's shoulder. Startled she tripped over her hastily tied bootlace and fell straight forward into the wet grass, the acorns she was holding flying in all directions. She landed on her stomach and arms, now completely drenched. “Shit.” As she pushed herself up she spotted something white down on the beach, only barely over the tree line. Aurora had been walking down the pathway heading back to her village from wandering in the forest. She'd intended to bring the nuts back home to roast, plans for another day now. There were trees blocking her view but she could just see the tip of a white sail.
By Courtney Janicki5 years ago in Horror
