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I attended a Creative Writing Group

And I plan to go back. It was lovely sitting in a group of others who like writing, especially with a focus on prompts and flexing their creative skills. So of course, me being me with my ingredients took two prompts and wrote a drabble, just to stay true to form. Photo by Michelle McEwen on Unsplash Purple like the coming storm mirrored in puddles of still water, reflecting obsidian and starlight. Meanwhile, the dark moon sleeps and waits. The clouds gathered, rolling thunder in the […]

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The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/the-risen/

The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/the-risen/

The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/the-risen/

The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/the-risen/

The Risen

It started like any other night, especially when the veil was thin. Our small seaside village welcomed the spirits of those who were lost at sea in the past year. Our priestess, pale-skinned and ethereal-looking, adorned in the colors of the deep ocean, had already started preparing for this night’s work. I watched in amazement. My lifelong aspiration was to train as a priestess, welcoming the deceased and guiding them to the realms beyond. I wouldn’t be of age for training for at least […]

https://ceriashwardauthor.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/the-risen/