For a writer, sharing your work feels like putting a message in a bottle and tossing it into an endless ocean. A few weeks ago, I tossed that first bottle. This week, after learning more about the currents of the online fiction world, I decided to send a small fleet.

This week marks a milestone birthday for me. To celebrate, and as a huge thank you to my first followers, I'm sharing one of my story's "ghosts" - a deleted scene that reveals a pivotal moment from Catriona's childhood and her first lesson in trust.

Spiresong is more than just a setting; it’s a character in its own right. It’s a frosted tomb built from a promise, a two-hundred-year vigil given architectural form... It is a monument to a lost legacy, a beautiful cage of memory and grief.