Listen: Chapter 1 - Scorpion Grass and Silver
Alex Rivers inherits his estranged grandmother's isolated, herb-filled desert home, where he confronts unsettling phenomena and cryptic warnings that challenge his cynical worldview.
Alex Rivers, a disillusioned journalist from Austin known for debunking fringe beliefs, arrives in Hopewell. He’s there to settle the affairs of his grandmother, Ada, a woman he barely knew but who was a near-mythical figure in his childhood – whispered to be a "Healer," or worse, a "Hedge Witch." He inherits her small, isolated adobe house on the outskirts, filled with strange herbs, old books, and an unsettling atmosphere. The land is parched, the community tense.
Alex Rivers thought he had life figured out, until Grandma Ada's will threw a wrench into everything. Follow his reluctant journey to a remote desert town, where he's forced to confront not only a dilapidated house filled with strange herbs but also the unsettling truth about his family and himself. Pick up "Scorpion Grass and Silver: A Cinderwood Reckoning" and explore a story of inheritance, skepticism, and the unexpected magic of the desert.
