The Queen's Voyeur Mirror

Word was the queen spent hours making her magic mirror show her the most beautiful women in the kingdom. Motivated by envy and insecurity, of course. What other reason could a woman possibly have for gazing upon gorgeous maidens in her free time?

The Next Anaiide

Perry was nearly nine when they got up from the children's mat and took a seat - not on any of the wooden benches carved into the hall itself, but on the beaded folding stool. A lull rippled out. Adults scrutinised. Did the child understand what this meant?

Etched Into Your Soul

Even starting the process to adopt a changeling can bring unexpected surprises...

Death's Ninth Piece 2 (End)

Death never cheats. But they have been known to use meta-strategy...

Death's Ninth Piece 1

A young girl gets to play Death for her life, but all she has is Snakes & Ladders.

The Striders

It was a dangerous thing, living so close to… Them. The Striders. Whatever they touched changed.

The Forgotten Sun

That once-familiar warmth. It was like the touch of an old friend. He drank it in. Well worth climbing 247 steps.

The Truthful Curse Of Agnus Greene

Everyone agreed that it was a curse, though few came out and said it was a *bad thing*. But ever since Agnus Greene had cursed the town, anyone born in Withshim couldn’t lie. Well. You got three.

Princess Ferret In Taffeta

There’s no weary sigh quite like a child’s weary sigh. Wholehearted and unburdened by proportional perspective. “That’s not what a ferret princess would sound like, Mummy!”

I Sold My Voice And I Must Weep

Oh how I lament the foolishness of youth! Love led me astray and now I am but seafoam and bitter regret.