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CLEAR SKIES – #flashfictionmagic

February 17, 2023 by Sheri

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CLEAR SKIES – #flashfictionmagic

They told me to wait for clear skies, but the need to escape swelled in me, choking off my breath.
Much like the mist curled around the window of my tower, digging its fingers into the casements.
I flung the glass wide and stepped onto the narrow ledge outside, letting the clammy air crawl along my bare legs.
How long had I been here, to have hair tangled down my back and skin pale as a sickly moon?
I do not know.
Grey spirits brought me here, lifted me to the dizzying heights of my tower. They came for me in the forest, a distant memory now—of moss fainting and dying before their footsteps.
Mistress Rood (was that her name? It is so pale in mind) and someone behind her, a taller, broader shadow, had shouted that final warning as I was lurched into the sky.
Wait for clear skies.
I felt a deepest failure now, wavering on the edge in the mist. I could not wait any longer. The spirits were slowly drawing life and memory from me, to feed themselves. I closed my eyes and felt the cold stone on my fingers. My legs beneath my shift wanted to chill, but I was too used to this air.
But then.
A sweep of breeze, against my ankles. My eyelids flew open. A tiny square of blue glinted before me.
And then.
Wind rocketed around me, swirling like water, lifting me up, up above the mist. A familiar dark shadow waited in the clear blue skies beyond, his wings beating strong, his hands braced as he drew me toward with the wind.

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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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I know, it looks like I’ve only read fantasy thi I know, it looks like I’ve only read fantasy this year. This is not true, but they do make such lovely pictures. 🤩 Fantasy, especially YA fantasy, is the genre of my heart, and since my bookshelf space is limited, I tend to buy more of them. Did I mention they’re pretty?😅

⛸️Wishtress, by @nadinebrandes 

🌊A River Enchanted, by @beccajross

🏇The Scorpio Races, by @maggie_stiefvater

🌲The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin

🐉League of Dragons, by @naominovik

Have you read any of these?

Can you name five books you’ve loved this year?
🌿☀️🌿 My best tip for finding magic every 🌿☀️🌿
My best tip for finding magic everywhere?
Go out and catch a few children.
Release them in your backyard.
Let them rummage in your cupboards and tiptoe into your bedroom with their treasures.
In the morning you’ll smell daffodils everywhere.
🌿☀️🌿

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What is a day for? I found myself pondering this q What is a day for?
I found myself pondering this question as I meditated on Scripture this morning. I love to achieve things, and sometimes I get lost in the maze of caring for little ones while wanting to get something—anything—done. I’m living a dream life, saving money every day (by not using daycare😅). Half the time it feels too good to be true, the other half it is just too real and never seems to end.
But this morning I was seeking silence before God and it occurred to me that what I was doing was the point of my days. I am here to love Him and be loved, and show my children how to love Him and be loved. And I can do that to better effect because of the many tiny tasks they need me to do for them. They’ll see His love in how I prepare their food, teach songs, finally make the Playdough they’ve been begging for.
It’s the task of my life, and when these children are moved away, it will remain my task.
How lovely is that?
What are ways you let God show you He loves you?
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