It was as simple as clicking a few boxes on their site. ‘Internet’s Mail-Order Magic Letters: Bring some magic into your life!’ They didn’t ask for an address, or payment…
‘It’ll be simple,’ he said, voice barely shaking. ‘Run in, grab the treasure, run out.’ ‘What about the monsters?’ she replied. ‘What about the dragon?’ ‘Well … we’ll move too…
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…
This is a serial fiction posted in one toot daily (ish) during October on Mastodon. It was unplanned and experimental, and I’m pretty happy with the result. I hope you…
The dragon lowered a rainbow-hued head to sniff the small, furry morsel. To her surprise, it hissed and puffed up, and swiped at her with surprising aggression. Perhaps it was…
‘Can I get you anything?’ he asked. ‘A cup of tea?’ ‘No, thank you.’ ‘I insist.’ Reid found himself sipping gingerly at a cup of tea a few minutes later….
Some loves transcend death, and so it was Lola. Every day, she waited in the window for her human, her tail clacking against the windowsill. When she heard a car…
The cat turned its back to him and started grooming. After a pause, he pinched the end of its tail. It hissed and spun, swiping at the empty air where…
When her mother cut down the green jelly beast, she’d watched its remains ooze into the earth. ‘Keep back,’ her mother warned. But later, when a small chunk of green…
‘We await your response by sparrow?’ I murmured, reading the letter again. Something about destiny, the fate of many, and ‘answering the call’ … I turned it over and looked…