The scrap of land Asling's bones lay beneath was unloved. Deeply rooted sunny dandelions dipped their heads in the light breeze.
She had no monument, but someone had laid a rudimentary marker.
Aiden's long black coat soaked up the sunshine, but barely warmed his frozen heart.
This was so different from the future he’d dared to imagine for her.
A heart-warming tale of love and loss, and finding family where you least expect it.
Alexandria Blaelock writes stories, some of them for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. She’s also written four self-help books applying business techniques to personal matters like getting dressed, cleaning house, and feeding your friends.
As a recovering Project Manager, she's probably too fond of sticking to plan. She lives in a forest because she enjoys birdsong, the scent of gum leaves and the sun on her face. When not telecommuting to parallel universes from her Melbourne based imagination, she watches K-dramas, talks to animals, and drinks Campari. At the same time.
Discover more at https://alexandriablaelock.