Spectral Witches

The night before Talia's death, she called her grown children to stand in a circle around her bed. Hand-in-hand, they each closed their eyes to focus on nothing but the silence in the space filled by a lifetime of dreams…

After launching a balloon filled with a potion to rain empathy and kindness, Julian watched one solitary cloud absorb its contents and begin to circumnavigate the Earth.

https://spectralwitches.bandcamp.com/album/pileus

Parabon descended from the mountain, seemingly gliding into the remote village. Offering an abundance of food, wealth, and security in exchange for an undisclosed future requirement, the elders gathered around the evening fire to discuss their short- and long-term fate.

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1949 | Talala, Oklahoma

Carolyn stood in awe at the metallic object that hovered just above the height of the barn. It had seemingly come from out of nowhere; scanning, calculating, learning. She reached out in its direction, pointing, as…

2089 - Chicago, Illinois

Denton took a deep breath before slowly pulling the acceleration lever. As the lever engaged, the room began to hum like the sound of a million bees. Denton watched furniture become kaleidoscopic patterns, before feeling an…

A queen and a well-intentioned illusionist attempt to steal the kingdom's treasure. When everything seemingly falls into place, something must be amiss.

https://spectralwitches.bandcamp.com/album/at-rest

1919 - Riner, Virginia

While building a small cabin on newly purchased land in Riner, Virginia, Theodore Cromwell heard what sounded like laughter and ringing bells coming from the adjacent forest. He ignored it, assuming heat and exhaustion were taking…

Bailey stared into the purple sea, imagining what might live beneath its cresting waves. He wondered if he might ever leave this place. Wondered if he might ever speak to another living being. As he began to walk along the…

After Daniel's mother, Joanna, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he builds a model rocket ship in her backyard. In an effort to fulfill her lifelong dream of being an astronaut, Daniel spares no expense. Complete with electronic buttons, immersive…

Standing motionless by a heavy velvet curtain, Mae felt the familiar, chilling pressure of the presence beside her. The ghost did not speak with a voice. Instead, it communicated with a frigid, undeniable conviction that resonated in the hollow of…

Upon receiving news of a terminal illness, the Chrononaut sets forth on a one-way journey to the beginning of time.

https://spectralwitches.bandcamp.com/album/entanglement-of-the-chrononaut

For the final stage of his acceptance into the esteemed Broadmoor Academy of Ghosts, Lionel has to prove that he communicated with someone on the other side.

https://spectralwitches.bandcamp.com/album/evidence-is-everything