by Amanda J. Marshall “Ouch!” Alice cried. She looked down and slid back the kitchen knife to survey the damage. At first, all she noticed was a white line on her index finger, but, after a pause, blood fiercely spurted out, raining down on the freshly sliced carrots. She grabbed a towel off the stove handle and held it down. She started to feel faint, and it wasn’t because of the blood. This is how Read more…
Sitting amidst the woods with the golden glow of the sun, you watch satyrs run by with their flutes. Fairies zoom to join them. Well, except for one. She’s barely the size of your finger, but you still manage to see her smile beneath her wide eyes. The fairy offers a hand to you. Sound familiar? Fantasy is a genre known for bending reality in beautiful ways. Whether the world is based on our own, Read more…
by Clarissa Janeen Said Seelie to Unseelie Queen,“What calls you to my court?”Unseelie said, “There’s one small thingwhich I would like to sort. “You call yourselves the Seelie, say you’re happy, lucky, blessed.But when I bring up these few points,you’ll see you’re not the best. “Your people treasure beauty fairfrom birds to butterflies.But I say that you all are vain,your goodness is disguise.” The Seelie said, “What makes it sinto treasure nature so?To see all that Read more…
by Clarissa Janeen Dear Thindelus, By now you must realize I am not at home. What was so pressing as to merit you breaking into my tower eludes me, yet here you stand. If you were dedicated enough to spend what must have been at least 30 minutes dispelling my door enchantments, then I must assume that either someone has fallen gravely ill (If it is Mrs. Quiggleby, I send my deepest condolences. If it Read more…
by Zenia de Haven A golden man lived in the dungeon. “Lived” might not be the correct term, as his home was patrolled by sneering, halberd-wielding men. The man “lived” here as much as a parasite “lived” in its host. He was fed scraps through the thick, magically reinforced bars of his cell. He ate more like a vulture than a man, tearing the meat from the bones with his square teeth. His gulps of Read more…