The princess sat in the tower’s window, guarded closely by the dragon below. She waited every day for a rescuer, hoping none would come.
“How fare you today?” she called to the dragon, and it wagged its tail in reply. The princess smiled, content to have a friend at last.
Charis Negley is a Delawarean getting her BS in professional writing at Taylor University. She is currently working on her novel and evaluating manuscripts for IlluminateYA. See more on her blog.
The siren watched sailors drown every day.
The cabin boy remained alone on his ship, tears streaming.
His crew had worn such enamoured expressions, dreamily drawn overboard into the rolling waters below.
Terrified, heartbroken, he watched the siren as she sang, her spellbinding song never reaching his unhearing, soundless world.
Charis Negley is a Delawarian getting her BS in professional writing at Taylor University. She is currently working on her novel and evaluating manuscripts for IlluminateYA. See more on her blog.