Thistle

Thistle Chapter 37 : Solitude

The next morning broke with a chill, yet beyond the window stretched a sky of immaculate blue, where clouds drifted as if goose down were adrift upon an…

Sep 18 •

Thistle Chapter 36 : Flicker

Michael awakened to the crisp morning wind mingled with moisture and the melodic chirping of birds.

Sep 16 •

Thistle Chapter 35 : Fickle Rain

The overcast weather persisted day after day, with humidity hovering above eighty percent.

Sep 14 •

Thistle Chapter 34 : Fluffy

Michael's bedroom had once served as Mayfair's storeroom, a repository for the collection of antique furniture.

Sep 12 •

Thistle Chapter 33 : She Her Her Hers

Michael arrived at the train station as fog and rain gathered once more over the city.

Sep 7 •

Thistle Chapter 32 : The Courage to Succeed

Michale stepped out of Sheller’s motorcycle shop grasping the book tightly, blinking against the muted pale afternoon light rain, and saw Klaus…

Sep 4 •

Thistle Chapter 31 : An Old Friend and His Verse

Every night, the soft, quiet drizzle wafts down.

Aug 22 •

Thistle Chapter 30 : Late Summer

The season of the flooding summer rains had now almost spent its force; the ground, once a mirror of puddles and a weight of mud, lay dry and broken…

Aug 3 •

Thistle Chapter 29 : A Wet Train Station

The clouds grew thick and hazy as they approached Greyfairs.

Jul 6 •

Thistle Chapter 28 : Changes

Michael stirred at the crack of dawn, the sun's first tentative rays bleeding through the curtains just before six.

Jun 27 •

Thistle Chapter 27 : Burning Cold

In the old days, when land stretched wide and empty, there was always room to bury the dead.

Jun 22 •

Thistle Chapter 26: Tales of Ancient Wonders

In the rare, hurried two hours of morning before preparing the family’s formal lunch, Thessaly made her way to Avan’s supermarket for black soy sauce…

Jun 19 •

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