The Faerie Ring: a short story

By M. C. Metz

The night wasn't supposed to end that way. Lydia and her boyfriend Levi were on their way home from a party when the car crash happened. Lydia survived. Levi didn't.

Now, two months later, Lydia still can't bear to drive, or even sit in the front seat of a car. She's not sleeping well, either; in spite of going to therapy weekly, she's still having nightmares about the crash. When the high school football coach asks her to make a photo collage to honor Levi for senior night, Lydia's not sure she'll even be able to manage that. How can she deal with the pain of seeing photos of Levi's smiling face while knowing that he's gone?

The answer may lie in a faerie ring of mushrooms that appears on her family's front lawn. The faeries offer Lydia an opportunity to heal-but every gift comes with a cost. Lydia must decide if the risk is worth it-will she stay trapped in her grief or will she step into the ring?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CM7MM6GJ
• ISBN13: 9798865839668
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"