Cassie picks another daisy, weaving it into the ever-lengthening chain. As her fingers fiddle with the flowers, she admires the fresh greenery around her. All at once, she notices a face in the leaves, emerald skin nearly imperceptible against the lush landscape.
Sensing detection, the face smiles; one finger slips through the foliage to hover before pursed lips. In the blink of an eye, it is gone.
Rushing to the place it had been, Cassie finds only a trail of morels. She dons the largest mushroom with her daisy-chain, delighting in the secret of sighting a Fae bringing about spring.
McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Most recently, her stories have been published in anthologies from Eerie River Publishing, Black Hare Press, and Iron Faerie Publishing.
When not writing, she can usually be found in her book hoard, reading or just looking at her shelves longingly.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/
Blog: www.craft-cycle.com
Selected by the editor as a featured submission, November 2021
Whispers and Echoes 
Spring is the ideal season for a fairy story!
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