That Infernal Clock
My fourth entry to the Whispering Woods challenge. They are interconnected, but can be enjoyed as standalone stories. These will be linked in the comments. There is a content warning at the end of the story if you need it. Disclaimer: I try and get inside the head of my character; it's no commentary on whether I agree with their views or not.
It's a secret, supposedly. What they get up to up there. No one is supposed to know. But lots of us do. Well. We know the what, if not the how. Most of the women, and some of the girls. It's whispered behind hands in church, with dark, exchanged glances.
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Strike a Deal
How could a dead person be so casual? And reasonable? Not to mention persistent. Not being a believer, myself, I am not sure how this works. I wonder if I'd somehow made it worse by talking to him. Had I helped anchor him here, in some strange way? Was it like feeding a stray cat, and then not being able to get rid of the creature? I try ignoring him. Pretending I don't see or hear him. Gritting my teeth, tucking my head down and trudging on.
By L.C. Schäfer7 months ago in Fiction
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That was fantastic, and horrible, and intense, and completely enthralling. Excellent work.
This was really interesting. I was definitely drawn in, the characters were unique and very different. Very well done.
Wow, that was a thriller story. Very creative. I have a image of quick sand forest. Very captivating.
"The thought struck me: A weed is only a flower growing in the wrong place." This is such a simple sentence, but I am still chewing on it, savoring the flavor.
Horrific!!!:Fabulously written!!!❤️❤️💕
I think this is my favourite one of your challenge entries so far. Very dark. Very clever.
Her dreams kill, literally. Her dream of a baby is turning her into the thing she hates, just as the original girl's need to protect the child she rescued and her sibling did the same to her. Deeply disturbing and terrifying tale, LC. There's still time to warn Dharrsheena of the puppy and kittencide if you have not already. You are a master of the weird tale, that's for sure.
Here are the others, as promised: My first: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/the-nevergreens%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Second: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/deep-in-the-neverwood%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Third: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/the-speaking-of-trees%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Holy moly this is getting intense and dark! Another fantastic piece LC!
You are so very gifted; I really have to dig deep to come up with more than one entry to a challenge. Your mind seems to explode and refresh all at once. Good luck with the challenge!
And so it continues. Wanting so desperately that you agree to become what you deplore. But did you deplore it because you so wanted what she didn't (& would have suffered greatly over) or because you truly believed it was wrong/evil. And will you find a way to turn this into a grace you never understood before? You've done a great job of intensifying the--are they horrors or issues?-- introducing real moral & very human quandaries.