Rebecca Smith
Rebecca was born in Oklahoma but currently lives in Alabama. She has had a passion for story telling and writing since an early age and has always loved fantasy. This is the first story she has submitted for publication. She is also an animal lover and avid gardener, and lives with an assortment of animals and an ever changing collection of plants.
Crossroads
Part #1 in Issue #5 (July 2008)
Part #2 in Issue #6 (August 2008)
“I’m sorry, Alicia.” The Mayor laid a heavy hand on her shoulder. “There was nothing we could do to stop them. Why they chose your family we don’t know. Maybe it was the lack of protection. You know how beasts get stirred up on this night. These things happen, even far from the frontier…”
Alicia felt herself stiffen. She looked at the ruined house, at the blood stained ground. Her grandmother’s body lay off to the side, covered by a sheet. Her mother and the midwife had died inside before the fire ever took hold. There were other wounded among the villagers. The two guards who had held first watch were dead.
