The Long Trudge Begins
The faun trundled on between the trees, sometimes snagging his burlap burden on branches. Once his nails cut through the material, but he mended it. He was a…
Staplet's Dilemma
Sitting by the stable, Staplet rested his cloven hoofs on the turf and thought, piping a meaningless ditty to keep his thoughts moving. He knew not how to…
The Birth of the Unicorn
Sandretta nickered in pleasure. Her baby had been born at last, a fortnight late but healthy as she could have hoped. Pinion looked on proudly as if he had…
Sam, or I?
I’ve got this sword I got from Japan. It’s a wide-bladed, curved blade that looks like it could cut through a truck. I never planned on cutting things with it…
The Ruin of Shorelocke: The Room
Eifan drags one finger lightly along the door jamb as he enters the room. The door itself has long since crumbled into dust, long since forgotten what it was…
The Ruin of Shorelocke: The Shelter
The shelter calls out to Eifan, and he is drawn toward it. A cool breeze blows in off the sea and with it a hint of a voice, as if a vapor. Almost that voice…
Shadow Man
I saw a shadow man today, tracking me through the corn. It kept its distance, for which I was grateful, but it moved when I moved, stepped where I stepped…
13. Transparent Pride
“*Daughter*, dear, come here. Little one, be held by your parent.” Now I have to tell you, my sweet audience of a captive performer, I have no children, save…
The Clone Technician's Notes to his Apprentice
Observe the muscle rise and clamber onto bone. The ligaments and sinews will thread the ghost of movement through each minute vault in the architecture of the…
Ghost Stories
We used to believe in ghosts. Somehow a ring of firelight makes everything outside it even darker. We didn’t know what lurked in the woods beyond, and yet…
Brotherhood Origins
This is a short introduction to a fantasy piece called the Brotherhood Saga, which I’ve been working on for about a year on and off. The saga takes place in…
Three Word Prompt Challenge: Roof, Stars, "Cold Breath."
I hear the *roof*; It’s beckoning. Its siren song sounds often. I could resist it yesteryear; I see my willpow’r soften. For Blake, the *stars* for order…
The Ruin of Shorelocke: Arrival
Eifan Craille stands quietly in the ruins of the old town, leaning heavily on his staff. He is tired, weary from his long journey, but he has come too far to…
Homecoming (2)
Liwliwa had already cast off the larger part of her sea-lion skin by the time Maricel pulled her noisy little boat up to the buoy. For years, she had had few…
Cosmic Glow
They floated around the universe, a band of shimmering stardust, exploring every corner of the galaxy. They gazed in awe upon the lovely nebula and floated…
Little Broken Gods
Germaine Ashencloake surveyed the wreckage of the room before him. Dozens of tiny figurines lay in shattered ruins across the floor. From what he could…
Entry 12: 3-Word Prompt Chain Exultation Riverside Expunge(Pt 1)
I’ll ne’er forget my *exultation* When I left my home-born nation, Crossed the arid desert wide, Laid my sack at *riverside* We had prayed, _Oh Lord, deliver…
Trapped and Alone
Meaganne regretted saying the words as soon as they left her mouth. She was trapped here and this would only make things worse. The insult seemed to pierce the…
Greywater Crossing
Three days it would take, the captain told him, to seal up the Fishwife’s hull with warm sealswax and get the latest auspices from the icemen. Queer customs…
Through the Window (part 2)
The light taunts me, beckoning me towards it. I continue to stare off in front of me and do not dare detour from my path. I start to walk again determined to…