| Artwork and excerpts from the Eventide project |
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Hayley LavikShadow-Lover
Eventide
Fire Tales: LoreleiThey called her Lorelei, but dead girls have no names. For her crime they stripped her, whipped her about the town with willow switches. Hurled earth and slick river stones. Whore. They drove her out and barred the gate.Fire Tales: Lorelei
Rain washes away the blood.
Mud grows thick, holds cart-wheels in black, clutching fists. Grey days run together, dilute laughter, drain sunlight into the river so it never touches the village--but no one notices. Fetch wood. Haul water. Tinder smokes wet in the hearth.
On Nocturne night, she returned.
When the dark creeps in and swallows lantern light, they tell me how they
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Excerpt - Dear Little SisterHalfway down the alley, someone stepped out and blocked her path.Excerpt - Dear Little Sister
Heart in her throat, Alkaia stumbled backward. Even in heavy shadow, she knew the broad-shouldered figure in front of her. She knew the way he moved. She knew that dark, possessing gaze. Years of lurking fears sprung anew under that rakish, sinister smile.
When breath found its way past her lips again, his name came with it.
“Cordan.”
Alkaia backed away and found a hand between her shoulder blades. The point of a knife touched her spine.
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Excerpt: The enemy of my enemyAlkaia caught the window frame with her free hand and gripped it tight, extracting her legs from their hold on the rope. A few more agonizing moments and she was inside. She slid down the wall out of the window’s view, clutching her side until the ache subsided. Her tunic felt wet beneath her fingers again.Excerpt: The enemy of my enemy
By faint moonlight she made out shapes of furniture and a writing desk. None of it appeared to have been touched. A door across the carpeted floor hung ajar. The bedroom.
Alkaia rose, fingers closing on the hilt of her dagger.
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| I've been a member of the dA community for six years now, originally as an artist and now turning my gallery over to showcase my writing. I am an aspiring author, fourth-year English major, and an avid fan of folklore and the fantastic. Check out writing and concept art for my novel, the affectionately titled "Eventide" project. Or stop by my blog, Eventide Unmasked, for regular updates |
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- Current Residence: Saskatchewan
- Interests: Folklore, writing, literature
- Favourite movie: The Princess Bride
- Favourite poet or writer: Peter S. Beagle
- Personal Quote: When I was your age, television was called books.
- Tools of the Trade: Pen & paper, keyboard, and midnight oil
- Website: http://hayleyelavik.blogspot.com/
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- Jul 3, 2009 First Lines
- Jun 27, 2009 Extraordinarily Banal
- Jun 13, 2009 The fabulist and the realist
- Jun 6, 2009 The Black Dog
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- May 9, 2009 You wanna be on top?
- May 1, 2009 When black goes out of fashion
- Apr 24, 2009 BbiC: Back to the Roots
- Apr 4, 2009 In Medias Res
- Mar 27, 2009 Do the eyes really have it?
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