Lazette Gifford's Blog

 So, there I was, lying on the floor, wondering how long it would take Russ to notice that I wasn't online. I had spent hours trying to find a spot to pull myself to my feet after a surprise fall.I had one last hope. We had set Alexa to call Russ. Alexa had no trouble making the call, but it didn't sound like we connected.  I tried to think of something new to try. But I got lucky; they

 The team arrived before dawn with their expensive and mostly useless equipment. Every paranormal team tested for the same abnormalities, but always expected to find something new.The sun stood barely over the horizon when Gray Girl paced up and down the grand staircase, floating over the missing stairs without a thought. "I'm bored." Gray Girl threw herself onto the empty hearth by

  Valance stood with his back against the wall, and his head bowed as though resting. Two fingers settled casually on the pommel of his sword, and to anyone who didn't know the soldier, he would appear perfectly at ease.The woman who entered the room did not make that mistake. She looked him over as if they had never met before. "You completed your task?" She asked. No, she demanded the

 Ungnyeo, lady of the brown bear, keeper of forgotten ways, stared at the craft that would transport her and the others to a new world. There, she would protect and nurture them. They would grow in her grace.Ungnyeo appeared out of place in hand-sewn clothing as she stood in the shadow of flashing monitors and steel walls.  She shrugged the bearskin higher, ready to leave for

 They say if you sit long enough in the shadow of the North Tower, you'll see everyone you ever knew. I didn't believe it until my father walked by, jingling of metal and gold. He'd abandoned his family for the long war and died in a forgotten battle. "Choose your side, boy," he ordered."What are my choices?""Stupid, blind -- no son of mine --life or death, boy. Choose.""Life."Father

 The horror took all but one thought.I don't want to be here.Darkness rippled like water all around him. Things moved, creating more ripples.  Neko tried not to see them, but sometimes he saw a flash of neon color, unexpectedly pretty.Strange.  He would never have thought Maude had such a calm and sometimes pretty place within her. The feel--Not her nightmare.  The horror took

 The wind came first, of course.  There was always wind as a harbinger of disaster for them. This storm had no warning breeze or flash of lightning, either.It simply was there and lifted Neko from the ground. Neko howled with anger and saw Reggie the Wolf leap upward into the maelstrom that had already tried to catch him.  In a heartbeat, they were both flying, and Reggie

 Neko didn't remember having a dragon child. Shosha looked just as surprised, shocked, and confused. He would have thought one of them would remember.Reginald knew something.  He didn't even wait for someone to ask. "Toward the end of my bondage with Maude, she became obsessed with dragons, and especially unhatched eggs. Her obsession was the only reason I could escape.  I

 Neko didn't remember having a dragon child. Shosha looked just as surprised, shocked, and confused. He would have thought one of them would remember.Reginald knew something.  He didn't even wait for someone to ask. "Toward the end of my bondage with Maude, she became obsessed with dragons, and especially unhatched eggs. Her obsession was the only reason I could escape.  I

 Home!Someone stepped on his tail.  Neko hissed out of shock, but Dorian was already moving on. Neko could feel a sense of relief all around him as he bounded up on the counter where he belonged. A few pixies arrived in a flutter of light and color. They gave tiny screams of delight and rushed back toward their attic, leaving a glowing rainbow in their wake. Neko found very little