Melinda Brasher

Melinda Brasher spends her time writing, traveling, and hiking. She taught English for four years in the Czech Republic, where this story is set, soaking up local lore and rural customs. You can find her work in The Dread Machine, Deep Magic, Pseudopod and others. Visit her online at www.melindabrasher.com

Vodník

Melinda Brasher

The lake had always been there—as was the nature of lakes—but that spring, it began to move. It crept forward at night, stretching dark tentacles toward the village. People whispered that it had changed color, more green now than blue, more black even than green. “Snowy winter,” the blacksmith explained. “Melted too fast,” agreed widow […]