
The Dunes of Elmhurst
The air reeked of salt and decay as Clara knelt in the mud, her fingers digging into the damp earth. The storm had passed hours ago, but the sky still hung low, bruised with clouds that threatened to weep again.…
The air reeked of salt and decay as Clara knelt in the mud, her fingers digging into the damp earth. The storm had passed hours ago, but the sky still hung low, bruised with clouds that threatened to weep again.…
The air reeked of salt and sweat as Elara stepped off the creaking schooner, her boots sinking into the muck of San Francisco’s dock. The bay’s brine stung her eyes, but she blinked it away, scanning the chaos around her—sailors…
The air reeked of brine and coal smoke as Clara stepped off the creaking gangplank, her boots sinking into the muck of San Francisco’s docks. The year was 1849, and the city was a fever dream of tents and timber,…