H Noss

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Sharptooth” by H Noss

Submitted to Contest #78

For generations, hounds had been an essential part of family tradition. Whether as hunting companions or simply for companionship, each had chosen a pup and reared it as their own. Fealearn had never been exceptionally fond of hounds. Certainly, she would pet them and toss bones to please them. But she had no inclination to own a hound of her own. Between training the whelp and providing for one, neither seemed particularly tempting nor worth her time. Her parents often asked when she would want a pup of her own. Their hound bred yearly, s...

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“Fealty” by H Noss

Submitted to Contest #75

Had she been told a year before, she would have fervently denied it happening. The idea of her family falling into tatters, of struggling to survive, and of the need to go to such extraordinary lengths. But her father did what he had to do, and she believed in him. He knew what was right for them both. So too did he know what was required of him. This was his decision. Though she also knew he would never have wanted to agree to it a mere season ago. "By the Lord before whom my word and honesty is heard, I will to Aldous Grimwick be true and ...

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Author bio

writer, reader, worder - an aspiring fantasy author.