Their Eyes Held Darkness

“See Tom, can you see the eclipse?” asked the boy's grandad, the boy on his lap as he sat on his chair in the garden.

“Yes, grandad.”

They both wore protective goggles, and when the moon was obscuring the neighboring blue sun, his…

Don’t Forget the Return Spell

The portal called to me.

It whispered in my mind, in voices over voices, the ceaseless susurrations spoke a snake’s promises.

My master forbade me to attempt this spell. He’d rightly told me it was far beyond my understanding…

Birth of a Dragonchild

Mansel balanced his exhaustion against the brutal dragonswind. This mountain had a reputation to maintain.

Bruised, maybe broken in places, Mansel staggered into a cleft. With shaking fingers he freed his last fairy. At the bottom of the mountain he had been too…

Enchanted Turkey for Tea

Snow can make December magical. Unless you are on the streets and you know it snows because it’s freezing cold.

It was just another day of this for Lizzie, as she sat in her favored street corner. She was all covered up in several black jumpers and scarves…

Another Lonely Feast

They’d sent the invitations. Brightened the home with holiday cheer. Set the table, just like every year. And yet, their Master still ate alone.

None of the servants mentioned the posts stamped with Return To Sender that flooded back to the manor. No one dared to…

Eclipsed Harmony

Monti and Miyu sat out on the ruined observation deck of their crashed starship. They and the rest of their crew had been stranded on this unknown planet for at least a year of their own time. Time didn’t move the same here though. When they’d crashed, Beazo, the engineer, had managed to save the…

Fifty Bits Is Fifty Bits

Tomas O’Grady had fifty bits on the fight. He did not overlook the fact that Seamus O’Toole was a fellow countryman — people who suffer together stick together in the new country — but he was also a scientific pugilist and that made him a sure bet.

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