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Winter Wander

Tales By The Fire

By Katya DanovaPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Winter Wander
Photo by Ian Keefe on Unsplash

In the heart of a winter wonderland, where the world was blanketed in white, Katie found solace. The snowflakes danced gracefully from the heavens, their delicate pirouettes creating a hushed symphony in the stillness of the forest.

Katie traced her path through the untouched snow, each step leaving a crisp imprint on the wintry canvas. The forest stood hushed; its secrets muffled beneath a thick blanket of snowflakes. She moved with a quiet determination, the crunch of her boots echoing in the serene stillness.

As she ventured deeper into the woods, a peculiar sight caught her eye — a lone cabin nestled among the frosted trees. Its timeworn windows reflected the soft glow of a flickering fire within. Intrigued, she approached, the snow whispering beneath her strides.

The door creaked open, revealing a room bathed in the warm embrace of a crackling fireplace. An elderly man, his face etched with the stories of many winters, welcomed her with a kind smile. The cabin, a refuge from the cold, seemed suspended in time.

He gestured to a weathered rocking chair by the fire, and as Katie settled into its comforting embrace, the old man began to share tales of snowstorms long past. Outside, the snow continued its gentle descent, cocooning them in a world where the past and present converged.

In that timeless cabin, amid the dance of snowflakes and the crackle of the fire, Katie discovered a haven where stories unfolded like petals in the quiet of winter's embrace.

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About the Creator

Katya Danova

A hopeless romantic, wild by nature and an artist by heart. But most of all - a loving wife a not-so-perfect-but-trying-my-best mom of a toddler.

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Nice work

Very well written. Keep up the good work!

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    Creative use of language & vocab

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  • Randy Baker2 years ago

    Rich, visual language...you drew me in. But there are so many answered questions! Would love to see this explored further.

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