You think you own the castle? You are the late comer. Even your noble ancestors were. We were here before this was built Already here when ancient trees Were felled to make a simple hill fort Sacred trees they were too, ours We watched when stone (ours too) Was carved from the hill to build … Continue reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Robert G Wertzler
I’ve never known any other home. We’ve always lived in the castle, one generation after another, after yet another. I’m not sure how we came to be here, but this is where we are. We share the place with bats and other lovely creatures, and while our staff comes and goes, the creatures continue to … Continue reading We Have Always Lived in a Castle II – Georgiann Carlson
I’ve never lived anyplace else we have always lived in a castle I was born inside these walls you might think that’s a wonderful thing but let me tell you it’s not the castle is cold and damp in fall and winter and it can be positively broiling hot in the summer there’s no air … Continue reading We Have Always Lived in a Castle – Georgiann Carlson
On the hill called Dachaigh Nan Trolls (or, Heimorr crollsrinn in some Viking records), there stood a castle. Its oldest standing parts dated to the 11th Century, but the hill held marks of an older timber motte and bailey version, an even more ancient hill fort, and perhaps an original settlement of houses typical of the period of … Continue reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle II – Robert G Wertzler
I am revisiting a favorite set of daily writing prompts inspired by the fabulous- and informative- book Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction this month. Revisiting these prompts gives me the opportunity to reshare the diverse and ingenuous responses I received the first time I ran the challenge in 2019, and will … Continue reading Daily Writing Prompt: We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Shirley Jackson
we have always lived in the castle safely nestled behind thick stone walls tall metal gates their wickedly pointed tips razor sharp murky moat full of frogs turtles koi we have always lived in the castle playing tag hide and seek in dusty rooms with the living and the dead we are never lonely here … Continue reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Christine E. Ray
Brave & Reckless 