Series The Bridge of Footprints

The characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious. They do not resemble anyone, and any resemblance to any region or real-life persons is purely coincidental. Episode 1: The Wet Tracks Geologist Julian Vance was stationed at a remote…

Episode 2: Across the Ravine Determined to follow the invisible traveler, Julian strapped on his mountaineering harness, clipped into the safety cable running alongside the bridge, and began walking toward the center of the chasm. The thick valley fog rolled…

Episode 3: Midnight Crossings Standing stranded in the misty void, Julian watched as dozens of spectral figures emerged from the fog on either side of him, all of them walking with slow, mechanical precision across the invisible span. The figures…

Episode 4: The Empty Span Without warning, the line of travelers halted as the figure directly ahead of Julian stepped off the edge of the invisible path and vanished into the silent abyss below. Julian froze, pressing his boot forward…

Episode 5: Following the Path Julian scrambled up the embankment and burst into the research camp, slamming the heavy wooden door of his cabin behind him and bolting the lock. He stripped off his rain-soaked jacket, shivering violently as he…