Aug 31, 2024
When Baron Raven discovers a rare gem in his mines, he performs his duty by making a gift of the gem to his liege, King Monkey.
Genre: Fable
Excerpt:
In the mines within the five mountains that lay at the kingdom’s
borders, Baron Raven discovered a most wondrous stone. Even in its
raw form, it shone with a...
Aug 24, 2024
The seemingly empty cardboard box that a student uses for a school project still contains something. Something unexpected…and unnerving.
Genre: Science Fiction
Excerpt:
“What?” I asked. “Is it a bug?”
“There’s an eye, Mallow. It’s looking.”
I leaned over the box, now thinking that a picture of...
Aug 17, 2024
In a desperate moment, a mage casts an unpracticed spell to save himself, but may have doomed himself instead...
Genre: Fantasy
Excerpt:
Of course Panofus knew the procedures and had run many drills, but
he had never expected to use that particular part of his training.
He should have paid more attention to the...
Aug 10, 2024
While authorities search for a tiger that escaped from the local zoo, a group of people take shelter in a diner, not really worried about their safety, until a stranger appears who seems to have been attacked.
Genre: Fable
Excerpt:
Sally got on the phone, and I could tell she was calling her
neighbor to ask if...
Aug 2, 2024
Ah, the curious ways in which the wonders of our childhood manifest when we are older.
Genre: Fantasy
Excerpt:
I woke up to watch it walking into my room through the open door. I
didn’t remember closing the door. But I always closed the door, so
it should have been closed.
Part of its tail trailed off beyond...