Chapter 1: Six Weeks on the Ice
Part 1 I drove out to a quiet, isolated homestead owned by a taciturn man named Jonah, where I walked straight into a makeshift medical [more…]
Part 1 I drove out to a quiet, isolated homestead owned by a taciturn man named Jonah, where I walked straight into a makeshift medical [more…]
The biting wind of Calder Flats whipped around my worn jacket as I pulled the truck into the town’s main street. Rue’s nausea had worsened [more…]
Two days later, the sound of a vehicle approaching sent a fresh wave of anxiety through me. It wasn’t Silas’s sleek black SUV, but a [more…]
The revoked insurance was a crushing blow. Jonah spent the next day pacing, his usually stoic demeanor replaced by a simmering desperation. He made calls, [more…]
Back at the Kincaid homestead, the snow began to fall, fine flakes dusting the windows. Jonah sat at the kitchen table, nursing a cup of [more…]
The revelation about the synthetic poison plunged the cabin into a heavy, silent vigil. Jonah sat by the fire, his mind clearly reeling from the [more…]
My hands trembled as I opened Evelyn Ward’s notebook. It was more than just a medical journal; it was her personal log, a meticulous record [more…]
The day after finding Evelyn’s letter, a fresh layer of snow covered the ground. But this time, it was not just the landscape that was [more…]
The reprieve lasted less than an hour. The sky, which had been a dull grey, began to darken with alarming speed. The wind picked up, [more…]
The blizzard outside screamed like a banshee, rattling the cabin’s old timbers. Inside, the darkness was absolute, save for the flickering light of two lanterns [more…]