But For Snow (45) (Inklet)

The markets crowd her senses, busy with sound and bustle and smells. Tundra needs to escape the sensory overload--she needs to run.

That means sneaking away from her mother, of course. Tricky, but not impossible.

And what she finds? Something that promises all her dreams come true--if she doesn't kill them out of misguided love first.

A tale of freedom and a love of wild things that proves that if we love something, we must let it go.

Fantasy / 2900 words

Welcome to Inklets, a series of short (and sometimes short-short) stories ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to lingering just on the edge of normal. One thing's for sure: you won't look at the world the same way again.