β Scribed by Vanessa O'Neill
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This is a story that begins with nothing. An unmarked grave containing the bodies of my great-grandfather, Owen Roe OβNeill, and his young daughter. A little further away lie the graves of other family members. All have tombstones and gravesites. Only Owen Roe has nothing. Thus begins an exploration of ancestryβof memories, secrets, lies and ghosts.
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