Tend The Fire, Count The Stones
The task is very simple. The circle has twelve stones. No more, no less…
Topic
microfiction
A collection of 265 issues
A Guest Through Famished Pass
This didn’t make sense. Gravier had ensured the caravan packed more than enough food to get through Famished Pass, so how were they running out?
Nature Abhors A Hungry Vacuum
Tanith leant on her cane and eyeballed the old shed. It looked rather… SMALL to hold whatever malevolent force was causing the village’s suffering, but…
A Sacred Second Betrothal
Icy wind whips against my face, yet the snow doesn’t touch me, flakes drifting coyly close only to flit away, leaving my wedding suit perfectly dry.
A Resilient Heart-Vine
Karen had never understood the appeal of gardening. She was happy with her plastic plants and synthetic lawn. So where did that vine come from?
Paying At Forgotten Warmth
Jim’s breath fogged on the tavern window. His hollow stomach whined. He’d heard you didn’t pay for the food with MONEY here…
Huntresses Of The Moon
For three days now, a pack of snow-white wolves have circled the town. Each day there are more of them, and they are more desperate to get inside…
Guests Of Winter
The air in the meeting hall is… odd. Here we are, about to find out who’ll be gifted to Winter, and there’s no fretting at all.
A Shelter For Winter
While the rest of the region suffers a heat wave, Charles is enjoying time next to the eternally frozen lake.
A Fountain Of Frozen Secrets
Today the statue was expected to melt, so nobody was in the town square. That would be uncouth.