Author
Marie Croke
Marie Croke lives in Maryland with her long-time honey, son and daughter, all of whom like to scribble messages in her notebooks when she's not looking. One uses pen, one uses crayon and one uses drool. Finding the story underneath all of that is a challenge in itself. She is also a recent winner in the Writers of the Future Contest and can be found online at mariecroke.com.
The Wyrd for Water is Water
The wyrd for water is water, but my guards give me nothing but tea and wine though they know I hate the taste. I've tried to use my spit, but the Si'aer were much too specific in their language to listen to such disturbing beggary with their wyrds. So I pretend to doodle upon…
Sand-Child
On the first day of building her Sand-child, Abi took grains from the Jurida Desert, breathing joy into their tiny souls. On the second day of building her Sand-child, Abi found grains at the base of the Nieradka Range, breathing anger. On the third day, Abi drained silt from…