Honeyed Memory Wrapped In Waxen Forgetting
“The bees know their way home, grandma. It’s not like they’d forget.”
Topic
microfiction
A collection of 223 issues
A Fire Shared Is A Fire Grown
Hannah had never thought much about Hearth Week. And she was now too old to believe in monsters…
A Simple Crushing Choice
It was a simple choice. A simple, dreadful, bitter choice…
The Mask That Reveals
I was excited and anxious about taking part in the Midwinter Chorus. What mask would choose me? Would I be able to do it justice?
The Hearth Eternal
The longest night. The oldest fire. Two strangers, bound by destiny.
“If you were called, welcome. If not… turn back now.”
A Timless Solstice
When your siblings wish upon Solstice Stars…
The Errant Lonely Bell
It was a tradition old as copper, though these days most of the bells were made of bronze or silver. All through the warm months they sang. But tomorrow’s the first day of winter, the silent season…
The Ghosts Of Holidays Long Past
Perhaps it was the spiced wine, or the memories of holidays past, but August found himself reflecting on the puzzle of mortality.
A Glimpse Into The Winter Habits Of Forest Dragons
Here we see a juvenile forest dragon, resting in the yearling burrow she shares with her litter-mates…
A Party To Deceit
That familiar masked figure blocking the alley meant my hopes were dashed - unless I can convince what I could not escape…