fiction – Page 2 – JA Keuken

2: The Enigmatic Stalker

A pale Fae woman with black hair and grey eyes, wearing a black Victorian dress and cloak, with her hands somewhat raised. She's in a dark forest with the moon behind her.

Ever since the incident, there were three things that stuck with me: 1. I was now actively aware of the brunette following me, seemingly always in my peripheral. I should have won an award for how nonchalant I was about the whole thing. I don’t know how I didn’t immediately give in to confronting herContinueContinue reading “2: The Enigmatic Stalker”

The Wren in the Holly Library

☆☆☆ I’m not sure why, but the blurb and also the little quote they use on the book doesn’t really seem to fit the plot itself. Not that it was better/worse for it, but it just didn’t suit. Maybe the book was aiming for a different feel than the end result, I’m not sure.Some ofContinueContinue reading “The Wren in the Holly Library”

Chapter 1 | Lad in Distress

A brunet man leans on a path of the woods at night time with the full moon to his back. A brunette woman at the front of frame looks down.

I didn’t notice that I had a follower for an embarrassing amount of time. I was heading back to my home, pushing my rusty wheelbarrow. I had just been able to get some quality pieces of wood for carving. It was a side business that I ran to kept my family afloat. It was nowContinueContinue reading “Chapter 1 | Lad in Distress”