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FICTION | SHORT STORY | 💯 STORY INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #16/100
The Sylvan Zephyr — The Writer Retreat I Never Knew I Needed
Or is it a trap?
This story is part of the 💯 Story Inspiration Challenge, this one being inspired by Heavenly Side by ILLENIUM with Matt Maeson (listen to it at the end).
When writer’s block hit me, everyone said to go to a writer’s retreat. “It’ll be fun!” they said. “You need a new perspective!” they said. Even my sister chimed in with a “Maybe you’ll meet The One!”
Bah! Like I needed that in my life! Between the Nelnoranthians giving me problems in Bathed In Starlight and the story between the dragon Adronien and maiden Vitri confounding me in A Dragon and His Tears, I was all tapped out on patience. But then, I got the weirdest letter in the mail.
Dear Aurora,
Welcome to The Sylvan Zephyr. Or you may perhaps come to know it as The Glass Palace, The Citadel, Inkwell Crag, Whispering Manor, or simply The Ozark Sanctuary. The names change for those who spend time upon these grounds and within these walls. Every writer who stays seems to leave calling the place something slightly different, names that strike a chord within each individual.
