Gifted To The Forest
âSophie, dear, whatâs wrong?â Forest Mother asked, her beady eyes squinting as dozens of mandibles shifted and clicked into a shape resembling a reassuring smile.
Topic
fantasy
A collection of 19 issues
The Witch Phoenix
The tang of ash and regret chokes the air. I angle my wings and soar down, down⌠not towards the charred skeleton of a hut or the corpses within, but to the other end of the pitiful trail; the cowering figure huddled deep in the woods.
The High Harbour Inn
The High Harbour inn sat at the centre of what had once been Tempest Valley. The legendary thousand-year storm quietly quelled by the couple whoâd made this place their home.
Justice For The Spyder
Darkness fills the cave, but I no longer have eyes and am unbothered by lack of light. This mask, this wicked porcelain prison, forces me to see the nightmare surrounding me.
My Wife's Secret Room
For five years I have grappled with temptation. Morning and night that door taunts me.
Why must I never look inside?
Why wonât she at least EXPLAIN?
A Wish At Grawley Hill
One moonless night Lilian climbs Grawley Hill chasing legends. Does whatever lives in the barrow truly grant wishes?
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?
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.