darkness Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/darkness/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:42:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 darkness Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/darkness/ 32 32 135387410 A Darker Place https://elephantsnever.com/a-darker-place/ https://elephantsnever.com/a-darker-place/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:30:54 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2172 by Kenneth L. A. Lineberger A blast of air hurled Kim to the ground. Sound and sand pelted her as she tucked her head. When the din quieted she rolled to her knees and brushed long, black hair out of her face. The collapsed cave entrance stood in ruins before her, rocks and boulders strewn in every direction. A large Read More

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