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Tag: whimsical

The Hopeful Wanderer – A Weary Drifter

On the side of an empty stretch of highway, I found a little white stuffed rabbit sitting in the winter-dead grass. It wore a red dress patterned with bursts of yellow flowers. From beneath the hem, fuzzy feet poked out front, seemingly sat there and left behind. Black button eyes turned down toward the toes, … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – A Weary Drifter →

S.G. Baker Stories Leave a comment January 16, 2020October 1, 2020

The Hopeful Wanderer – Swift Hooves

Thunder sounded as a herd of horses broke from a stand of trees, hooves drumming on winter dead grass as they passed. One, the color of butter with black tail and legs, paused beside me, dancing and snorting. "A mountain lion follows," the horse said. "Climb on, before it catches you!" A rustle in the … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Swift Hooves →

S.G. Baker Stories Leave a comment September 26, 2019October 1, 2020

S.G. Baker is a writer and editor of fiction who penned the Hopeful Wanderer web series, forthcoming as a novel-in-stories. She has authored climate fiction, fantasy, and horror shorts in Freelancer, The Legacy, Little Blue Marble: Warmer Worlds, With Words We Weave: Hope, and Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 2. Her newest short story, “Well Being,” will be released in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror by Texas Women in 2026. Find out more at summergbaker.com !

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