Tears of Astoria

by J.B. Wright

What little girl doesn’t want to believe in a world of magic?

It’s like the darkness is drawn to me and just waiting for me to let it in, to accept it, claim it, become it.

We are not guilty of our parents' mistakes.

I’d walk through a thousand miles of fire if it meant I could keep you safe.”

“I suppose if you smother light with enough darkness, it’s bound to suffocate.”