Rust & Starlight – Chapter 17

Rust & Starlight Chapter 17 : The County Fair The invitation came from an unexpected source: Mabel. She called the farm phone — the landline, a relic that still hung on the kitchen wall — on a Tuesday morning, while Mason was outside splitting firewood. Wren answered, expecting a delivery confirmation or a bill collector. … Read more

Rust & Starlight – Chapter 16

Rust & Starlight Chapter 16 : A Call From Nashville He Ignores The phone had been buzzing for three days. Mason had thrown it into the kitchen drawer after the first day — the one next to the silverware, wrapped in a dish towel to muffle the sound. But the buzzing continued, a persistent vibration … Read more

Rust & Starlight – Chapter 15

Rust & Starlight Chapter 15 : The Fence Is Finished The fence was finished. Mason stood at the north pasture boundary on a gray December morning, surveying his work. The cedar posts stood straight and true, the barbed wire stretched tight between them, and the gate — a new gate, built from scratch — swung … Read more

Rust & Starlight – Chapter 14

Rust & Starlight Chapter 14 : Mason Plays Guitar for the Sheep The sheep were not good critics. Mason had discovered this three days after Wren’s birthday, when he’d taken Luke’s guitar — her father’s guitar, he corrected himself — out to the north pasture. The afternoon was cold but clear, the sky a pale winter … Read more