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The Cottage – Chapter Thirty One – (Short Story)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Alex V. Weir

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There amongst the stones he lay again. And again he had no thought. And again he found it good. But now there was no fear. There was no apprehension. For he had reckoned the symmetries. The propitiations had been made. The ginseng laid. The…

Category: Alex Weir, Original Fiction, Original Fiction Series, Stories, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, Weird FictionTags: Appalachia, atmosphere, Kentucky, The Cottage

The Cottage – Part Five – (Short Story)

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Alex V. Weir

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Though Hant’s circumspection had proved to be a help round morning. It became a hindrance as noon began to roll on into evening. Jim wanted one thing. Fire. To establish a hearth was to establish a heartbeat. The instinct for flame was as…

Category: Alex Weir, Original Fiction, Stories, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, Weird FictionTags: Appalachia, atmosphere, Fiction, Free Fiction, Free Stories, Long Reads, Mystery, Suspense, Tales, The Cottage

The Cottage – Part One – (Short Story)

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Alex V. Weir

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Appalachia spreads itself in grey and green a few hundred miles inland of the Atlantic. Its mountains, caves, lakes, and fields are a delight. It is a garden. It is a temple. It is where Jim found himself that summer. His uncle who went…

Category: Alex Weir, Stories, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, Weird FictionTags: Appalachia, atmosphere, Fiction, Kentucky, Mountains, Mystic, Original Fiction, Short Stories, The Cottage