“You think it’s safe now?” he whispered.
I nodded.
“I’ll take a look.”
He unlocked the storm-cellar door, climbed up to the yard.
Cold, dark summer skies.
As soon as I saw his back stiffen, I slammed the door shut. Locked it.
The snarls of something gigantic silenced his banging.
Tim Boiteau lives in Michigan, is the author of the dark fantasy novel The Drummer Girl and a Writers of the Future winner.
Brilliantly done. Instantiates just enough of the story to allow us to fill in the gaps with a blend of imagination and memory (of myths, other stories etc). A very satisfying mini saga!
Brilliant storytelling with economy of word/phrases!
One of the best!