Kayla West

November 2017 It’s raining outside. I listen to the patter of the rain but I don’t look. I keep my eyes closed. The rhythm is soothing. I...

Encounters December 2014 “I hate snow.” Finnigan hisses from his cloth bag hanging from the broom. The sky around us was white with thick...

Part 3 - Shadows 988 AD I sit at a table laden with roasted meats and steamed vegetables with Rurik and his wife, Kali, and many other...

Part 2 - Time Jumping 988 AD “Mamaaa-” I hear a wailing child call out amidst the flames and turmoil of the village I currently stand in....

I awake in my room. On my bed, I can see the window, bright with the early morning light. I move my arms to sit up, forgetting they were...

November 16, 2017 Beep...beep...beep…. My eyes are still closed, but I awake from a deep sleep to the sound of constant beeping. Slowly,...

Dreams - Nov 10th, 2014 The moonlight glimmers on the water of Georgian bay. I stare out at the little waves in the light of the fading...

November 16th, 2017 Before I open my eyes I feel the pain. At first I don’t know where it comes from, but the longer I am conscious the...

Seeking Truths - October 2017 It’s so very cold. Dark and cold. I can’t feel my hands or feet. My limbs seem to hurt like ice daggers are...

Leaving - Nov. 6, 2014 I climbed the stairs to my front door and feel a pang in my heart at the thought of leaving. Pushing this sadness...