We woke under a perilous sun: too red, too hot, too close. How did we come here and how would we ever get back?
We meant only to watch, to observe the Arcane Plane. But one cannot observe without becoming part. The mirror showed us more than our own darkness.
Casey Laine comes from a long line of talkative women. She works as Fantasy Editor at Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, and publishes an annual anthology for her writing group, Writers Assembled. In her spare time, she chases butterflies with her camera. Find her on Facebook.
I can’t imagine writing a story this short, I would compulsively add details. It’s really cool that you set the scene with so few words.
Thank you, Sophia. I struggled with finding what was important with this piece, in all honesty, and rewrote it six or seven times!