Status Updates From Black Gate Tales

“She looks out of the bay window. Of course, the children didn't come in. The darkness frames their shapes, and once again they look like what they are, a row of small hawthorn trees with branches set against the ancient stars.
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“All the chairs but hers are empty. The gradual, powerful impact of past years has left the farmhouse pregnant with a thousand silent memories. Preparing the food as she used to helps to calm her ghosts before she sleeps.”