Category: The Webspinner

Part: 4/4 read part one Wordcount: 1,051 Synopsis: Late one night, the breakthrough finally comes. For the next few days, the house was very quiet.   They rarely saw the mute during that time. Occasionally, Falke would glance out the window and see him for a moment in the back garden. But the moment he… Continue reading The Webspinner: finale

Part: 3/4 read part one Wordcount: 1,332 Synopsis: Dr. Metzdorff reaches a breaking point and tries to bring an end to the webspinning experiment. Falke didn’t see Camille until late that night. He must have either gone outside or retreated into some far corner of the house and hidden. After an entire day quite alone… Continue reading The Webspinner: part three

Part: 2/4 read part one Wordcount: 1,203 Synopsis: The two doctors clash over the patient’s strange behavior. Camille glanced back at the doctors, and Falke tried to catch his eyes, smiling. “Seems the housekeeper didn’t bring her sewing-box to Portugal.” Camille closed the box and sat down in an armchair near the window.  He opened… Continue reading The Webspinner: part 2

Part: 1/4 Wordcount: 1,411 Synopsis: Two doctors in the 1800’s meet to discuss what to do about a mysterious patient who refuses to speak. The cobblestone dissolved into mud half a mile from the city limits, and the carriage horse was soon pastern-deep in fast-flowing water. It yanked at the reins, cantering blindly into the… Continue reading The Webspinner: part one