A Strange Domestic Bliss

“My love.” Clifford said solemnly. “My muscle-bound pearl. My robust rose. While I would never denigrate your prowess or forceful presence… I have met your mother.”

Coaching Your Human Is A Valuable Soft Skill

Part of being a magical therapy dog is having trained in employee protection laws. As applies to both you AND your client.

Gob Neighbours

Mildred was in the middle of what she expected to be a perfectly normal delivery when… “A goblin!” As one the cooking staff - and the goblin - turned to look.

Diner Etiquette For Nowhere

Nowhere-On-Particular was a strange little riverside town. Quiet. Too worn-down to count as “quaint”. Cassie wasn’t planning on staying long...

Literary Genius Unthwarted By Death

I must confess, I have double-guessed my plan of haunting my favourite pen many times in the subsequent decades wasted lurking in this blasted antiques shop.

Birthday Supplications

“PRESENT YOUR TRIBUTE, FOOLISH MORTALS, AND PRAY THAT I DEEM IT WORTHY!” “Well, um, I brought party hats…” “OOH, GIMMIE!”

Pairing Echoes

I know desperation when I see it. Any seller of, ahem, metaphysically enhanced items develops that sense quickly…

Links Across Years And Lives

She perched on the end of the bed and inspected her reflection in the old, worn vanity mirror, and tried to remember when people started saying “you look so much like your mother”.

Portrait Perfect Memories

I rarely accept business call-outs in the middle of the night, but Aldreda was in my, ahem, social circle, and sounded deeply upset…