The Spider's Children
By Leah Cutter
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The corn husk doll Lizzie always carries has promised to teach Lizzie about power. Maybe even enough to grant all her wishes.
Lizzie just wants Pa to smile again. And maybe for Ma to get well. As for her brother being less mean, well, even a magic wish might not be strong enough for that.
But the doll refuses to teach Lizzie NOW, though her need is mighty.
While the spider...the spider also promises to teach Lizzie about power. Today. The spider just wants a home for her and her children.
This historic horror story delves into wild magic and strange relationships, as well as the consequences of wishes coming true. Be prepared to shiver, then be haunted by "what ifs".
Leah Cutter
Leah Cutter--a Crawford Award Finalist--writes page-turning fiction in exotic locations, such as New Orleans, ancient China, the Oregon coast, ancient Japan, rual Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, Budapest, etc. Find more fiction by Leah Cutter at www.KnottedRoadPress.com. Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.
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The Spider's Children - Leah Cutter
The Spider’s Children
Leah Cutter
Knotted Road Press
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The Spider’s Children
Make a wish!
Lizzie said, holding out the oak tree twig to Thomas, her older brother. She’d searched all morning for just the right one, in between helping Ma churn the butter and picking up kindling for the wood stove.
The twig just fit in her six-year-old hand, and was shaped exactly like the wishbone that Ma had given Thomas had gotten the night before, that he’d had to share with Lizzie. He’d pulled so hard making his wish that he’d snapped the bone right out of
Lizzie’s
hand
.
Then he’d gotten to make a wish.
Not
her
.
She was sure that it was a selfish wish. Thomas was four years older than her, and he’d turned cruel just that
last
year
.
Today, though, it was gonna be her turn. She had a big wish to make. Pa was gonna smile again. She’d make sure
of
it
.
What’s that?
Thomas asked. He yanked the twig away from her, then held it over his head when she made to grab it again.
Ow. Lizzie put her thumb into her mouth from where a knot in the wood had snagged her skin. With her left arm, she clutched her cornhusk doll closer to her chest. They weren’t too far from the cabin, just under the pine trees past the backyard, but far enough that if Thomas hit her, no one
would
see
.
Not that Ma would stop him. She was too tired all the time from the new baby she carried
inside
her
.
"Ye can’t just use a branch