Anne Wilkins

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β€œThe Seeds we Sow” by Anne Wilkins

Trigger warning - implied sex with a minor; mentions murder and mutilation. ο»Ώ15 April, 1692. β€œDig in deep, lads. We don’t want no evil leaking out.” The spades work hard, while a hole large enough to swallow a girl is dug. This work cannot be done in the sanctity of daylight; it is only the moon that watches solemnly as they dig deeper and deeper. Sweat filled brows are mopped, and then the sack is hesitantly lifted and thrown in. It cannot scream- they had stopped that, by cutting out its tongue earlier- but they hear its grunts and f...

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I live in New Zealand with my husband, two teenage daughters and the ghosts of three cats. I have this year rediscovered my love of writing in between being a primary school teacher. My writing is fuelled by coffee, reading and hope. Always hope!