The green and growing things gathered in the greenhouse. They shuddered their leaves and rasped their roots, communicating as only plantlings can. In the ivy-covered house beyond, the plant mage…
The lizard peered into the pond, tilting their head from side to side. Instead of a little brown creature with a pointed muzzle and splayed toes, their reflection was a…
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…
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…
He skipped the stone across the lake. It bounced twice, three times, then disappeared beneath the glossy black surface. Moments later, the lake disgorged it. It skipped four times, then…
Dawn broke, casting a warm glow across the prince and his beast as they cuddled in the wooden bower. The prince curled up more tightly against the enormous black wolf,…