The brothers had been through much together. They had passed through dark forests and escaped only by holding tight to the other’s hand. When separated in the labyrinth, they had…
They stared at each other, boy and unicorn. In the background, his mentor clenched his fists. ‘Look away, boy! Before it imprints! Unicorns are not for you.’ The boy reached…
Curl up smaller, thought the snake. Don’t move, don’t hiss. Maybe they will think I’m a rock, and move on. The shadow over her did not pass. She started to…
They stumbled in from the cold, slamming the door to the storm outside. The cabin was coated in cobwebs and dust. They choked a little on the stale air. But…
Her cat had been behaving oddly. Skittish and snappy. Quick to slink under a normally welcome touch. The little queen had even begun stealing. Scraps of lunch meat from the…
There was a knock at the door. The mage stood, smoothing the thick fabric of her gardening robes, and opened it. The plantlings scattered with a rustling of leaves and…
The mage paused on the path home. She could hear … mewling? The high-pitched but muffled cry of something very small and at least a little scared. She followed the…
The queen, resplendent in tabby-and-white fur, regarded the spirit at the foot of the stairs with a lazy half-lidded glance. ‘And what is it you seek again?’ She asked in…
This post was originally supporter-only, posted March 2020. The call was for prompts for spells, which I would write microfictions for. 5 people commented on The Spell Exchange and three…
The large white rat — easily the size of a child — toddled into the café, looking delighted with herself. There were a few gasps, and the old dog sitting…