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Weaving 
by Terrie Leigh Relf

The town folk said my grandparents were touched in the head for building so deep into the forest. Gramma just said they were superstitious and the family had set down roots just where they needed to be. Their four-storied home was built in a clearing by Gramps and his six brothers, and they only cut down the trees they needed, nothing more. Gramma knew that our family was a guest in these woods and often communed with the creatures that dwelled within it. After she passed, her secret was revealed to me.

            branches wending ’round

            learning the power

            to weave

Fiction © Copyright Terrie Leigh Relf
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com 

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The Sisterhood of the Blood Moon

For thousands of Earth years, the Transgalactic Consortium has had a quiet interest in this planet and its inhabitants, the Haurans. While the Sisterhood of the Blood Moon works together with the Consortium and Haurans to maintain balance in the universe, the Blood Moon is fast approaching. The power of this moon reveals untold secrets . . . including a sacred covenant with the Mora Spiders. There is an ancient pact that needs to be honored—but at what cost and for whose purpose? The world may come to an end. But will there be a chance for a new beginning?

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