The Bell, the String, and the Chalk

By Elowen Vale

The Bell, the String, and the Chalk
Tales at the Winter's Hearth

In the hush of winter, when shadows grow long, even the smallest sound can summon a story.

Here are the hearth-tales of the Winter's Bard: stories told with a bell no bigger than a plum, a string knotted thrice, and a stub of chalk for drawing lines no one-including the teller-should cross.

These tales are not about kings and crowns alone, but about commons, promises, and the keeping of neighbourly vows. A bell tolls before betrayal, a string measures what a promise is worth, and chalk marks the place where tidiness threatens kindness.

Read them aloud, if you can.
Let the chants rise softly and end strong.

For these are not ornaments for the parlour wall-
they are keepings, meant to be lived, remembered,
and written where rain can read.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTFM3KWC
• ISBN13: 9798267828314
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"