‘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…
‘Ouch!’ I yelped and staggered as tiny claws dug into my bare feet. A sinuous, feathered little lizard with tiny wings chirped at me and bounded away with all the…
She tossed a coin into the well, feeling foolish. Then she sat on the edge and covered her face with her hands. Something tapped her on the shoulder. She yelped…
He knelt, flicking back his travel-worn cloak, and dipped his hands into the trickling stream. The water, when he lifted it, was full of silt and off-colour. He frowned, then…
The child picked up a spiky seed every few steps, sometimes dropping more than they picked up. A bear plushie poked out of their backpack. When they arrived at the…
She poured love into her fish. She sat beside the tank and admired their scales, and confided in them the wins and woes of her day. They were patient listeners,…
A sparkling catsoul hovered in space beneath the burning gaze of the Cosmic Eyes. ‘Will they be kind to me, on Earth?’ SOME, replied the Cosmic Eyes. ‘And the child…
The village of Rotusk had a rat problem, but the baker didn’t see it that way. Every year, the rats had been getting bigger. First the size of cats, then…
She ought to kill it. A shroomling. Fox-like with a body of gnarled, animated dead wood. Back covered in a bright, ominous carpet of mushroom caps. Hollow eyes with points…
They gave her a pet rock as joke. A lonely pet for a lonely woman. She grew fond of it anyway. She greeted it every morning when she turned off…