Toasted Cake 238! In which we are not in sight.
The giant spruce trees behind Grandma's house had the best climbing branches, despite the pine needles.
This story is original to Toasted Cake.
Lyndsie Manusos's work has appeared or is forthcoming in Apex Magazine, Apparition Lit, F&SF, Okay Donkey, and other publications. She lives in Indianapolis with her family and writes for Book Riot and Publishers Weekly.
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