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.

The Returning Muse

“Ah! My Lady Muse! At last you have returned to me!”

Chasing The Compass Song

“When the storm comes, my compass always points to the old lighthouse. The abandoned one out on the island."

Moonlight Moonshine

It was incredibly difficult to tell if a fey was messing with you. Davis scratched his head and surveyed the line of casks they’d arranged on the hilltop.

Bad Smudge! Bad Present!

Pets mean well, but somehow always seem to have the worst timing.

That Constant Creak

As a child that floorboard was my nemesis. I never managed to avoid it. My secret dream was the floor needing to be replaced. Now I'm so, so glad that didn't happen.

Breaking Confidentiality

“I don’t know what it is. If it’s a literal monster, or someone in the house, or… But her parents know about it."

Welcome In The Dark

20250518 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com Jim had never been afraid of the dark. To him, darkness was a comforting, protective shroud. It let him vanish. If people couldn’t see you, they couldn’t point at you. They didn’t know to laugh. Or throw pity. Who you were in

The Lonely Rover

20250517 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com “You want me to… what?” May stared blankly at the little booth with its microphone. Supervisor Ellen didn’t bat an eye. Simply repeated “Your overnight duty is to monitor RXV’s emergency readout, and to talk to it.” “About what?” “Pretty much anything will

From The Advice Column Of The Demon Noreel

20250516 Prompt from DailyPrompt.com [O Noreel, liege of fools, I beseech thee for advice. My upstairs neighbour is a right burk and clomps about at all hours. It’s driving me spare. How do I approach him about this rudeness without making things awkward? Your loyal supplicant, Carl] FEAR