CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Today's reading is the September 14 entry of 365 Days of Flash Fiction . Secrets and emerging seers are not a good mix in a land where warriors battle an ancient foe. You can listen to the reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3rYfQGj0E   Science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction and a touch of horror, this collection plays with just about every genre, touching on everything from dragons to mermaids and pixies to zombies and trolls, this collection has a little bit of everything to share.   3 RD EDITION NOTE: This edition is a renewed version of Editions 1 and 2, with the main changes being the new cover, new front and back matter, extensive re-paragraphing, Americanization of spelling, and some minor word changes. Outside those changes, most of the content remains unchanged. Cover art is by Jake at JCaleb Design . And you can find the collection here: https://books2read.com/u/4NwrOo  

This week, we had to randomly roll a conflict and centre our story around it. I rolled 'dark secret revealed' and this is what came out. Once again, I had no idea what to write when I sat down to write this, but once the first sentence had arrived, the story followed. No Secret Safe The first secret was revealed at dawn. Sigrun sweated, hearing her littlest sister deliver it to her father’s fiercest friend and most deadly foe, felt her stomach grow cold. Now Valgerd had what he needed. Sigrun stood a jug of mead on the tray. She did not know when her father and Valgerd’s friendship had soured; she only knew it had. She could mark the day Heldar started keeping secrets from his friend. They had hoped, but not known Ieitha would find her gift so soon, or that she would be alone when she revealed the vital thread. Sigrun shivered as Ieitha’s piping tones filled the hall. “The one you seek. She hides in shadow, but revels in the light. She will put a torch to t...