Challenge
Rune Bear (upcoming digital literary magazine) is looking for stories about... Rune Bear.
What the hades is a rune bear anyway? All we know is that they're blue, covered in glowing runes, and often found in wintry woods. But other than that, they're a complete mystery. We're looking for petite prose and poetry about these wondrously weird creatures.
The Forest
The elves sit around the fire, their eyes alight as the flames lick upwards, sparks spit and fly, yet their chatter never ceases. They too are scared of the forest. They hum if they are alone for fear their silence would mean they have trespassed.
Nobody wants to trespass in the forest, imprints upon imprints, tales upon tales, folklore built in the dense thickets of the forest. Where lives are lost.
In the end, like the elves, we will victims of the forest too.