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…
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…
They stared up at the stars from where they lay. ‘Do you really think this’ll work?’ she asked, flipping her tail. A woman of scales and fins and fangs, she…
The little boy huddled tighter under the play gym, tears stinging his eyes. It was getting dark and this was the only familiar structure he’d seen. A small furry face…
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…
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…
A high-pitched howl woke her before dawn. She sat up, rubbing her eyes, as the desperate cries continued. ‘Mara, darling?’ she called. The howls stopped. They were followed by short…