The Shape of Family – Part Thirteen

Tuesday is the day for words placed sequentially in order to have meaning from a fictional standpoint. It’s time for the weekly entry into the lives of shapeshifters!

Last week the bandersnatch escaped with the twins, leaving Claire and her Winged Riders – as well as Sadie – injured and lost in his den. We’re following that devilish bandersnatch this week, so get your hate stares on.

<- Part Twelve – Family

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The Shape of Family

Part Thirteen – Worship

by Rick Cook Jr

A setback, a setback. It’s only a setback, he thought. Twisting through the woods, shifting constantly to carry the girls. Pushing  himself harder than he should with his injuries.

Injured by a mutt. An abomination.  The bitch. The shapeshifting bitch.

But it was okay. It would be okay once he got to the church.

The sun was setting. That was good. He could secure his church and fill it with bodies.

He reached the edge of the churchyard, set way back in the woods, but not far from Stalbridge proper. And though the girls fought him, they couldn’t hurt him. Not in this form. But they cursed and cried out and he threw them to the ground in the yard, scoffing. Continue reading

The Shape of Family – Part Five

Tuesday is here! It’s time for Part Five of The Shape of Family. Checking back in with Claire and her retinue today.

<- Part Four – Priority

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The Shape of Family
Part Five – Sun-Baked

by Rick Cook Jr

After she was alone, sated for the night, Claire tried not to let it get to her. Any number of reasons why the girl would be late. She tossed and turned all the same with a stomach churning worries, and by morning when her Wings first stirred she couldn’t tell if she’d slept or just kept her eyes closed hoping for it.

Claire pushed up from her bed, mouth dry, head pounding. She hadn’t meant to drink. That damned Combs wouldn’t take no for an answer, bordering on insubordination.

Bordering but never crossing that line. Continue reading