When she found the clawed prints gouged deep into the forest earth, she was afraid, but she was also curious. So she brought a little food every night, and watched…
They approached the thrashing, snarling creature hanging from the snare, calmly dodging claws as long as their fingers and snapping teeth with cruel points. They spun the creature around and…
Raindrops plinked against their synthetic casing. They held up their hand, watching the water make trails across it. ‘Surely you’ve seen rain before,’ said their friend. ‘Many times,’ they replied,…
They hungered. Not just for food, though they needed it. Not just for shelter or love, though they wanted it. They were hungry because their spirit was being starved. The…
She sat overlooking the ocean, legs dangling from the clifftop. Her blackened armour was beaded with gore, but her sword was plunged into the earth behind her. Another woman approached,…
The cat stood watch at the foot of the bed while his witch thrashed and screamed. An empty glass bottle bounced from the bed to scatter into shards across the…
They unfurled a tentacle, blinking their many eyes, and pointed at the brightly coloured rack behind the woman. She gawped a moment, then regained her composure. ‘You’re here for yarn?’…
She dug her toes into the dirt and raised her arms. As the wind struck her, she shivered; skin whorled and hardened into bark. Fingers lengthened and fractured into branches….
The tour group moved on. He glanced around as the display room emptied. When he was certain that it was just him and a lit case of bones, he took…
What the researchers discovered was that magic came not from humans, but from animals. Or rather, from the relationship with them. Those who gave their cats warm affection developed magic…