The Fingerprints on the Moon
The moon comes down off its hook once a month, whether it likes it or not.
The Noise in the Wind
A banged gate, a dropped bucket, a dog barking at nothing, and one laugh worth keeping.
The Dust on the Leaves
Two badgers, one tin tub, and a great many dusty leaves.
Debtbound — Chapter 7: The Trap Springs
They didn’t need to catch him. They needed to watch him work. And when the trap closed, Kell learned the worst thing about the snare: the same hands that built it had built him.
Debtbound – Chapter 6: Compounding
The file was too complete. The story was too familiar. Nobody builds a trap that careful for a stranger. Kell counted the red flags, and the red flags lost to arithmetic.