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THE AWAKENING – #flashfictionmagic

July 21, 2022 by Sheri

THE AWAKENING – #flashfictionmagic
“Come with me. I know a place you will be safe.” Her fingers curled around his, cool and hard and perfect.
He didn’t resist as she tugged him behind his cottage and up the steep, tree-gnarled hill. “My wife—she won’t know where I am,” he muttered.
Leaves and trunks already hid the cottage’s thatch roof. The wood nymph glanced back at him, her green-lined eyes exasperated. “That is the point. You think you will be safe if she can find you?”
He frowned. Something was strange, his thoughts so muddled. But the nymph kept tight hold and soon he was heaving for breath to keep up. The nymph danced lightly over fallen branches, hardly rustling the rotted leaves underfoot.
A jolt of panic rocked him as he stared at her supple back. “Wait.” He pulled to a stop. “She warned me about you.”
The nymph turned back slowly. This time her lips and eyes softened with sorrow. “I know she did, Rip. She is a witch who won you with a spell. We wood folk are the only ones who can weaken it enough to take you away.”
Some of his confusion faded. “You told me all this before.”
She nodded. “You must sleep for a hundred years before the spell breaks entirely. But we must hurry—she returns from the village even now.”
Rip hurried after her, urgency lightening his feet. When they reached a shallow cave, she settled him against the far wall and covered him with branches, then handed him a mossy horn full of black liquid.
“Drink it all,” she murmured. “When you wake, she will be long gone, and you will be free.”
He studied her smooth, brown face once more. Doubts began to creep in—what if she was a witch too? But her eyes remained gentle, no sign of impatience.
He took the horn and tilted it back.
“I’ll see you when you wake, Rip.” Her clear voice was the last thing he heard before darkness settled over him.

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Hi, I'm Sheri Yutzy. I love forests under the night sky, trying new foods, and drinking Irish tea.
I'm married to a musician who looks good in black, mama to two toddlers who love to eat, and happy resident of a Cape Cod cottage in Ohio.
I write YA fantasy and am acquisitions editor at sparkflashfiction.com.
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It’s a quiet sort of day. The clouds were mistin It’s a quiet sort of day.
The clouds were misting this morning while the sun was shining. I love weather like that.♥️ I love weather in general.😊If I bring it up when I’m talking to you, I’m not really making small talk—I want to know how you feel about a dark bank of clouds, or wind in your hair, that lovely sunny heat when you step outside after being in the air conditioning for too long.
I also love weather in books, when it’s almost it’s own character. @isabelwriter09 does so well with making you feel the jungle in this duology.
What’s your favorite nuance of weather?

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A night of supreme excitement.😅 thanks for lett A night of supreme excitement.😅 thanks for letting Jasper “find” all those balloons from your yard, @ro.robinson.writes! 
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This is me after filming this reel five times whil This is me after filming this reel five times while trying to be normal. I finally decided to do whatever I wanted and this came out.😅

I do really love these books—they’re all culturally diverse fantasy, and they’re each lovely in their own way.

The Jade Bones - @laniforbes
☀️Sun gods, Aztec temples, the underworld☀️ 

Splinters of Scarlet - @emilybainmurphy 
❄️Danish pastries, ice skating, Hygge in a novel❄️

Woven in Moonlight - @isabelwriter09 
🌿Bolivian politics, magical weaving, gorgeous jungle🌿

Bone Crier’s Moon - @kathrynpurdie 
🍃French mythology, siren songs, dazzling romance🍃

And…not pictured is my own novel in progress:
The Secret Seller
🎭Medici legends, magical market, Italian festivals 🎭

Have you read any of these? Let me know what you think!

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#thesecretseller #sheriyutzy
📚📚📚 The light through the clouds was mood 📚📚📚
The light through the clouds was moody yesterday, and I could hardly stop taking pictures. Photo shoots with poetry books are lovely because they leave me wanting to read more poetry.😏This volume of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese has been my companion since my husband bought it for me while we were dating. Back then I always bought a book or two when I went to my favorite used bookstores. Okay, I still do, I just don’t get to the bookstores as often so it feels like I don’t buy as many used books.😢 I’ve also gotten more strict with how many unread classics I can have at one time—still a lot, but I don’t have any under my bed anymore.😅
I’m delighted that my daughter asks me to read her poetry while we drink tea. It keeps me from forgetting about it in the busyness of summer.
Do you ever leave a bookstore empty handed? (If so, teach me your secret power😅)
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