*Cinders and Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann* Chapter Two The woods reared up above me, wild and twisting, a dark mass of evergreens and gnarled oaks. Night was falling quickly, and I could hear the infinite layers of sound from the forest’s depths, the hoot of owls, the whispering of leaves, the creak of branches .… Continue reading #nowreading [March 10, 2021]