This is part one of a short YA story (1500 words total) that I submitted to one of Writer’s Digest’s short story contests. It’s about a wartime romance between a boy named Lucas and a girl named Margueux, who each harbor secrets that could have them killed. The story is inspired by a dream I…
IN PLAIN SIGHT Part 2 The next day at Prachtig, Lucas flinched at every sound; watched every soldier with distrust, anticipating the moment he would be seized. But nothing happened, and he wondered if Margeaux had been right about Amelia. Perhaps their secret was safe after all. A piece of a paper, tossed by the…