Flash Fiction #183 – Xilpher
Children’s author Louisa Kwan awoke, screaming. She couldn’t recall the nightmare but with a shudder, she remembered the word: “Xilpher.” The word, found in no dictionary, plagued her thoughts. She put it to page in a cute children’s rhyme. Once finished inking illustrations of the benign looking creature, her stress abated. Xilpher’s Dream …