Friday Fictioneers: Family Legend 22 comments


Ninety-nine words!

“Why’d you come back?” He leaned against the doorframe—shirtless, tanned, beautiful.

“Missed your cooking.” My dress hugged shaking legs in the spring breeze. I sounded braver than I felt.

“Aren’t you sick of this—what did you call it?—backwoods boil on the Universe’s ass.” He spat the words.

Gentle chimes broke his mood. A rising wind swayed the black iron bell on the porch.

“It only rings for weddings and funerals.” His cat-green eyes slipped over me like warm water. ”Family legend.”

“Which one now?” I held my breath.

He stepped aside. “Come in and we’ll see.”


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I’m S.K. Dubois—writer, editor, and unapologetic lover of all things wonderfully weird and magically delicious. I call the Missouri Ozarks my home, where the misty woods and mysterious hills inspire my tales of urban fantasy, paranormal mysteries, and otherworldly mayhem. When I’m not conjuring up stories, I’m helping fellow authors polish their manuscripts, especially if they involve magic, murder, or things that go bump in the night.

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