For a Nation Divided by Hate and Anger Author’s Note This piece is inspired by Nalusa Falaya, the Long Black Being from Choctaw tradition—a figure that feeds not on violence or spectacle, but on despair, isolation, and spiritual imbalance. In its original context, Nalusa Falaya is not a monster meant to be hunted or defeated. […]
Not all monsters chase you. Some wait. In the Choctaw tradition, Nalusa Falaya—often translated as “the Long Black Being”—is not a creature of teeth or claws, but of shadow and spirit. It does not roar through forests or announce itself with violence. Instead, it arrives quietly, slipping into the edges of human thought, feeding on […]
FLASH FICTION The Corpse Candles Follow Not the Flame The candle appeared on the third night. Elin first saw it through her cottage window, floating just above the dry stone wall that marked the edge of her father’s pasture. A bluish flame, no wick, no lantern—only light, trembling slightly in the windless dark. At first, […]
