Crone: A Story in Three Parts

“Crone” by Lane Brown used with permission

She woke to unfamiliar surroundings. The bed beneath her was much harder than a waterbed, the covers not her usual sheets and duvet but two quilts – they appeared to be handmade, too. She rolled onto her side to see a bedroom much smaller than the one at home, and it contained only a wardrobe – no dresser or closet in sight. The bedside table held a candle in a simple candleholder rather than her grandmother’s electric lamp. The view out the window wasn...