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The Storyteller

January 11, 2025 3 Comments

By E.B. Sommer

It is an exercise in bravery to hitch her skirts and dip her toe into the dark waters, her feet bare and vulnerable to the jagged stones that line the pool’s floor. It is always the blackest part of night when she finds her way to this place, and tonight is no different. The stories glitter in the absence of moonlight, lit by their strange magic.

A sacrifice is needed, and she has little left to offer. One day, she will have nothing at all. She pulls a dull pair of scissors from a pocket in her skirts—what to cut?

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  1. Sue D says

    January 15, 2025 at 8:33 am

    That last sentence is disturbing and fits so well with the somber, dark atmosphere of this story.

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  2. Ramona Taylor says

    January 16, 2025 at 2:45 pm

    Story tellers’ dilemma:what to cut? Well done.

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  3. Lauren Stoker says

    February 8, 2025 at 1:18 pm

    My pick is this one! Perfect, visually beautiful, mysterious . . . and best of all, what all writers want, it leaves the reader wanting to know and read more. Extremely well done!

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