The Balance of Dragons, by Shawn MacKenzie
The wind rolled across the moor, heavy with autumn heather and the scent of paper leaves. A trace of bitter salt from the Suthan Burh cut the air with endings and loss and the promise of early snow.
It had been a hard year in the land between the rivers. Spring came late, summer was tinder-dry; ewes cast before their time and the salmon ran light and small.
The Balance of Dragons, by Shawn MacKenzie...A magnificent story Shawn presents as a Guest Blogger on Karen S. Eliott's Blog "The Word Shark." Here is some information about the author. Shawn MacKenzie had her first Dragon encounter when she was four years old and happened upon a copy of The Dragon Green by J. Bissell-Thomas. That was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Author of The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook (Llewellyn Worldwide, 2011), and Dragons for Beginners (Llewellyn, 2012), she is an editor and writer of sci-fi/fantasy. Her fiction has been published in Southshire Pepper-Pot, 2010 Skyline Review, and as a winner of the 2010 Shires Press Award for Short Stories. Shawn is an avid student of myth, religion, philosophy, and animals, real and imaginary, great and small.
Her ramblings can be found on her blog, MacKenzie’s Dragonsnest and at her web site. If you look along the right column of my blog The Secret Keeper you will find your way to MacKenzie's Dragonsnest by clicking on the photo of the three kittens but hold off until you have a chance to scroll further down the right side of the page where you will come to both of Shawn MacKenzie's Dragon Books, Just click on the books' covers and they will take you to one of the places where you can purchase or find out more about them. The best place to find out about dragons is to visit Shawn MacKenzie at her Blog. That's when you go back to the photo of the three little kittens. Be sure to go to Shawn's guest blogging and read her story. Then Be sure to go to her blog and Enter the Contest to Win a chance at one of her two Dragon books, autographed, bu leaving a comment. The Winners will be announced November 1st. J.K. the secret keeper
Dedicated to Shawn MacKenzie for keeping the tale of Dragons Growing and Keeping Dragons Alive. “I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?” ― John Lennon
Thank you for the re-blog, Secret Keeper.
Thanks, Secret Keeper. You’re green and scaly and Dragon all over!