Read my short story Besieged online for free at InfectiveINk.com. Their theme for the month is Fairytales.
When I think of fairytales, my mind harks back to Spencer’s fairy queen, tales of souls lost in the woods, the battle between paganism and Christianity, the feminine and masculine. In this story, the language and style is more elaborate than I’d usually indulge in, but not taken too far, I hope. I don’t believe I use thee or thou, though there may be a ’tis or two.
Blurb: In Besieged, Isabelle is lost in the woods. Unable to find her way back, resisting the fairy queen’s lure to join the world of the fae, she survives in a twilight dimension of mushrooms and magic. She remains trapped between worlds until a wandering knight enters the fairy glen. He threatens the delicate equilibrium she’d achieved, and if they cannot trust each other they mayboth be delivered into the queen’s hands. But fairies are the most devious of creatures, and the past Isabelle fled is the key to her ultimate choice to move on, or join them.
If I can shake the cough that’s struck me down over the last few weeks, I plan to attend Rustycon from January 17-19. Hope to see you there!
