Rooted

Lit Up Halloween Spooks

K. Marley,
Nov 1 · 2 min read

Trees have a language. They secretly communicate and understand each other with arboreal voices carried through a complex network of connected roots and mycorrhizal fungi.

None of this was on Dax’s mind as he made his way through the forest for an autumn night rendezvous with some friends. He wasn’t supposed to be there. His father was working. His mother, having vanished twelve years…

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K. Marley,

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Business writer by day. Flirts with fiction. Equestrian. Skier. Outdoor dreamer. Chocolate freak. http://kmwordsmith.com/

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