Author

Stephen Charles Curro

Stephen C. Curro is an unabashed nerd who lives in Windsor, Colorado. He has been writing stories and poems ever since the fourth grade. He has previously published a story with 365tomorrows as well as a poem with Acorn Haiku. He is currently working on a young adult fantasy novel and writes educational materials for the animal advocacy non-profit Taproot Guru. When he's not writing, he works as an elementary paraprofessional and a tutor. His hobbies include collecting fossils, scuba diving, and plotting to trick his dad into watching Harry Potter.

A Prophecy Fulfilled

No one knew where the legend had come from; only that a beast called the Winged Terror would come one day, and on that day he would eat. No one took this old prophecy seriously. It was a story used primarily to frighten naughty children. That changed when a red comet streaked…