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The Nevergreens
For the Whispering Woods Challenge
By L.C. SchäferPublished 8 months ago • 9 min read
Thank you, AI.
Okay, I know the drawing looks scary, but the first time I went to the Neverwood I didn't see any trees like that. They're beautiful, the Neverwood trees.
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Comments (25)
What unbelievable imagination you have, you really drew me in!
Oh, this reeled me in immediately with the description of the Nevergreens! Great pace and suspense with this! Very engaging story :)
Intriguing fantasy fiction! Enjoyed it!
Beautiful and chilling! I love it!
What a tale! Excellent narrative voice and the suspenseful scenes were masterfully done!
This was quite gripping, I loved the feel of his flight through the trees.
Those Nevers terrified me! Great job:)
Great story I liked the way you get playing with the names. The story really came together well with the end. The rescue scene was intense. Fantastic job LC
Ok. Now it all comes together. Great weaving of the threads of storytelling back and forth to tell a tale within this forest. A great story LC. Well met!!!!
Ok so this is definitely going to win! 😀
Brilliant entry! Loved the voice you used throughout 🤍
This is a fantastic entry. Super creepy, and I love how you messed with the spelling so I could "hear" the dialect. Well done.
Great pacing and I always love your alternation of straight and frenetic inner dialogue. It renders the fantastic subject matter hyperreal as one might expect someone encountering such to be alternately calm and overwrought... Odin sacrificed an eye for wisdom. Perhaps there's a touch of that archetype here? In any event, well-wrought!
Whoa; I am not much of a fantasy/ thrill seeking reader, well not this kind of fantasy, lol. This had a majestic, yet untamed feel; I am so curious how your mind works.
Ah man, I was hoping the baby would die. And then there were two babies. Can't one of it die? Pretty please? 😋😋😋😋
Never! Wouldn't you rather tell them yourself? And surely they understand you know how to beat them now & will be doing all they can to hide themselves from you. And your sisters should be safe as well. But there are other babies being born, borne by the Neverwood into the earth to feed its own if there is no one to stop them. Sounds like a life calling for the three of you. Fantastic story, L.C. Loved it from beginning to what I hope is only a pause rather than an end.
LC, you create a sense of horror and dread that is not easy to shake off. This is a fabulous entry for the Whispering Woods challenge. Great story! Gripping from the first sentence to the last!
Compelling writing and great sense of movement, keeping ahead of the fears
This is a phenomenal piece LC! Extremely compelling!
You created a wonderful tale that has everything this challenge demands. Wonderful story line and that ending ... (not sure if this was meant to be the broken language or a needed edit. -'Neverwood I din't see any trees'
Wow. This is a phenomenal entry. Great story L.C.
I don’t want to set foot in Neverwood forest. Great story telling. Love the name of the forest
Captivating fantasy story!!! Loved it!!!💕❤️❤️
Amazing
Wonderfully creepy, L.C! I love the childish tone and the little touches like "basic'ly." What a great challenge entry!