Fantasy Fiction
The sun sets on Corsonville. It's the summer solstice ceremony. Strings of lanterns hang in the trees, bonfires are being lit. There's a dance in the step of the people. The sound of drumming and windpipes have been filling their ears all day and everyone's looking forward to the evening's events. The drumming becomes... Continue Reading →
A murder of crows sit on the branches above. Catori brushes the red paint onto the totem lying in front of her. The face of the carving turns morbid as a ghost ascends. "You gotta quit doing that," Catori exclaims, "It's freaky." "What's the fun of being a ghost if you can't freak people?" He... Continue Reading →
In a dark land she stands on the sand looking to the sea. A stabbing pain through her back, she turns around to see it is he. "Why have you come here?" she whispers. "Aren't you happy to see me?" he smiles wickedly He wraps a chain around her neck. Too heavy to stand she's... Continue Reading →
A Big thank you to Lizardin Bain for my first blogging award! This is an award given to people who share a sunshine feeling with fellow bloggers. Either the content is something that's warm and uplifting and/or the blogger is someone who spreads warmth and encouragement to others in their blogging community. This award was... Continue Reading →
They love me, so they want me back. "She's gone rogue," they say. "She'll return," they lie to themselves. "She's just lost right now," they reason it. One step at a time my path reveals itself. Instinct is my compass and passion my vehicle, I brave the path they know nothing about. Through the dark... Continue Reading →
The boy watches the men tying their catch to a stake. She lets out a hellish howl and fights it for all it's worth, whipping her tail loose from the binding. He sees one of the men pull out a machete. "Mermaid!" the boy rushes up to her, his nose nearly on hers, "You make... Continue Reading →
The men of Thyatira load the fishing boat while the boy sneaks around the corner to see his new found friend. "I brought you another fairy," he says as he sees her surface from the water. "Why are you in the water?" he asks. "Because I cannot walk," she answers. He's silent and hands... Continue Reading →
He dives to catch it, but another set of hands lay under his. A girl in the water. He sits up. She cups the little fairy in her hands bringing it to her mouth and swallows it. She then disappears into the water. The boy spends the next week capturing another fairy. He then ... Continue Reading →
"I'm a monster. A demon," the boy stares into his reflection. The body beneath him moves. There's no need for weapons, he has claws now, sharper than knives. Perhaps he'll give them a try. "You've taken my nepenthe. You will be damned," she coughs up her own blood. "Witch, you will die... Continue Reading →
"Can't wait to get out of this Hell hole," Jack wipes the sweat from his forehead as he flips another burger. The kitchen is always stifling this time of year. "What you thinkin' of doin'?" Mav asks. The stretched ears and full beard make him look more like a hippy than he is. "Mercenary work,"... Continue Reading →
"You're choosing her over me!?" Jack and Livia stand in the parking lot outside the fast food joint. "Liv, no. I had this same conversation with her. The only difference is that she's willing to accept it. She's willing to accept you and it allows me to be who I really am." "So everything between... Continue Reading →
Years after the main stories take place, Jack comes to visit Anya.
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