Howler King

by J. Lloyd Morgan

Word has spread that the Howler King has been defeated, though many of the intelligent wolves he created still roam the land. Slowly, people in the kingdom of Nothcar have tried to recover from the war and live somewhat normal lives.Zyrr, a farmer from an isolated part of the land, along with his wife Crysta travel several days to visit Crysta’s sister and her husband, a man named Pendr. Neither Zyrr nor Crysta has met Pendr before. Aside from Pendr working as a blacksmith and once being a soldier in the war, Zyrr knows precious little about him.After meeting Pendr, Zyrr learns a secret the man has hidden from his family and the townsfolks for years—a secret Pendr is forced to share under the most dire of circumstances."Howler King" is a short story by award-winning author J. Lloyd Morgan.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2012

About the author

J. Lloyd Morgan is a best-selling author and English Professor. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Communications and a minor in English. Morgan earned a Master’s degree in Creative Writing in 2014. He has lived all over the United States, but now resides in North Carolina with his wife and four daughters. Aside from writing, Morgan is an avid reader. He’s also a huge fan of baseball and enjoys listening to music.

Aside from Darker the Shadow, Morgan’s other published novels include The Bariwon Chronicles (The Hidden Sun, The Waxing Moon, The Zealous Star), Wall of Faith, Bring Down the Rain, and The Mirror of the Soul written in conjunction with musician Chris de Burgh.

His published short stories include “Howler King,” “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” “With Bells On” and award-winning “The Doughnut.”

An anthology of short stories, observations and insights called The Night the Port-A-Potty Burned Down and Other Stories was released at the end of 2012.

Reviews

[J. Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote it, so I think it's pretty darn good. :) To be clear, it is a short story.

[E.L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but great read! Would definetly read more.