A Precious Gift, A Shattered Trust
I was five years and five days of age when a monster knocked on our door, saying heād come to collect his child. My father pointed to meā¦
Topic
1st person PoV
A collection of 71 issues
Off To Take My Dragon-Flying Test
Iām sixteen, and like any other citizen of Aria that means Iām taking the test to get my dragon-flying license. After all, itās the only way to get around up hereā¦
The Fall Of Vukmaw
The Moonlight Empire has fallen! Mighty warrior Vukmaw lies slain on the field - waiting for the ref to call the battle so he can hit the showers.
Phillip's Debut Role Postponed
Calās the calm twin. Always had been. So when he whispered āOh SHITā, I looked up. Despite struggling with an angry goat and balancing on a bucking raft which had felt plenty big enough when we planned this stunt.
Freeplay Horror In The Midnight Arcade
Determined to make the most of the arcadeās birthday party free play offer, I didnāt realise how late it had gotten until everyone else was long goneā¦
To Hug A Cloud
As a child I spent hours reaching, trying to touch the fluffy, frolicking clouds. Then I learned that living clouds nested in the mountains...
Forever Loved
At first you thought I was delusion. Your grief playing tricks on you. I didnāt know enough to tell you otherwise; I was barely five months old when I died.
Check The Basement
I was woken by a tapping sound. For a moment I thought it was the oak tree outside my window. Then I remembered this new house doesn't have trees near it...
Harbingers Of Life And Friendship
āNever look a crow in the eyesā, I was told as a child. āThey steal away souls. Theyāll lay death upon you, then eat your ghost before it reaches the After.ā
An Itinerant Mouse
On days like these, when the wind whistling past is wet and cold and the air inside the van stinks of petrol and coffee, I wonder if my mother was right. Perhaps I truly am a house mouse at heart.