The Withering Orchard

In the quiet town of Burrington, the orchards are alive with secrets, and the air carries a hum that few can hear. Anabeth thought she knew her home, her family, and herself. Until the orchard began to remember what she had long forgotten. A single apple, a fragment of self stolen, and journals buried beneath gnarled roots set in motion a chain of mysteries that twist through time and memory. As the trees watch and the wind whispers, Anabeth must navigate a town that does not forgive, a family that forgets, and a presence at the edge of the orchard that feels human and yet something far older, far stranger.
The Withering Orchard is a haunting short story that invites readers into the eerie, cursed world of 1819 Burrington. With each page, the line between memory and reality blurs, secrets linger in shadows, and the orchard remembers everything. Discover the town that refuses to let go and follow the threads that will lead you into the first novel of the Where Time Can't Exist series, Until Time Remembers.