Open Mic! And a New Rule!

Okay, guys, time for this week's Open Mic!

Post your poem, short story, or novel excerpt of 300 words or less for everyone to enjoy.

I'm going to try and comment on them all like I normally do, but I am really in the writing cave trying to finish up with book three in the Prophecy series, so no promises. That said, I DO promise to READ every one, and I'm instituting a new rule as follows; if you post, you have to read and comment as least one other entry, k? I think that's fair, and it will...