The cat guided the raven around the hut. ‘And here’s your perch, and she’s decorated the tree out there with little mirrors for you …’ The cat boffed his head…
I can’t wait to hatch, thought the dragon. I wonder what my elf will be like? I hope they are fun! But when they nosed their way out of the…
Everyone complimented the dryad’s flowers in spring. They would bring him gifts and write sonnets to his beauty. In the summer, they would dance and sing beneath his tree. But…
She woke each day and smiled at the shadow in the corner of her room. It was a ritual. A thing that made the shadow less looming in the dark…
‘Fast travel for weary adventurers!’ read the sign. A scarfed and goggled rider leaned against it. Behind her, her mount gently rasped at a large shrub. I stared. It wasn’t…
There was something in the water. She gripped the edge of the boat so hard her hands cramped. Below, something stirred among the murk. Something fleet and strange and many-armed….
It was a stumpy thumb of a cactus. Discount stickers were layered thick over it, sharpie-ing on the low low price of 50p. The child’s pleas won out, and they…
The knight rubbed their eyes tiredly. ‘I’ll be fine.’ Their squire hovered uncertainly. ‘You’re in no state these days –‘ ‘I’m just fat, Lofren. I’m still plenty able to stick…
She lay prone, skirts stained by the damp leaf mulch. Her eyes were distant. The bear considered her. She was trespassing in Vol-Athanar land. The Old Accords were very clear:…
‘Look — OUCH — I’m just trying to — OW — get my tablecloth back!’ A flurry of feathers, hubbub of honking, and plethora of pecks accompanied my plea. The…