Lifeline

by Runa Fletcher

A talented musician, gifted witch, and devoted sister, Anya Vorotyntseva found herself expelled from her homeland by magics far greater than her own more than a year ago. Now, just as she has begun to settle into a new life as the guitarist for a small-time band, it seems fate isn't done with her just yet.

With only three friends and a flock of unruly corvids to help her, Anya must reckon with a cursed burden she'd thought long buried and the monster holding it hostage...

"Lifeline" is a short story from the "A Circ[I]e of Witches" anthology and Runa Fletcher's "The Corpse Diaries."

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Published August 13, 2025

About the author

Runa Fletcher is a disabled author living and working out of Denver, Colorado. A former martial artist and dancer, when she’s not traumatizing fictional people she busies herself giving her cat not nearly enough scritches or treats.

Just ask the spoiled little princess—she'll tell you.