The Reverse

By Benjamin Parsons

An old man tells a tale of his youth, when one snowy night he accepted an invitation to stay in a remote castle. His lovely hostess is so charming that he forgets his broken heart and falls in love with her. But what is the uncanny secret of this ancient castle and its ancient family? Why do the seasons seem to change every morning when he awakes? And is his beloved really what she seems to be... or just the reverse? Part of the collection The Green Man and Other Stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Benjamin Parsons
• Release date: Jan 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215429358

Benjamin Parsons

I am a writer and artist from the Westcountry of England now living in London. I write and illustrate stories about love, hate, ambition, revenge, beauty, and the supernatural.

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The Reverse

by Benjamin Parsons

Copyright 2023 Benjamin Parsons. First published in 2009.

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It happened that I met a very ancient man at a wedding, but to my surprise he wouldn’t tell me the tale of his life; however, a heavy fall of rain coming on as we passed out of the church after the bride and groom, we stayed a while to shelter in the porch, and I noticed that there were tears on his cheeks as he looked after the couple. I asked him if he had ever been married himself, and he said he had, once, and looked down at his left hand, which was very gnarled, but showed no band there. Since I had finally asked a conjuring question, he became talkative, and told me that he had been engaged as a young man, long ago, to a pretty enough girl. Shortly before their wedding day, she had taken a trip into the country to