FICTION FRIDAY: Midnight Quandary

     On the last day of the year, there was a terrible argument in King Sinson’s War Room.  He wanted to bring a couple of his allies from the haunted forest to help in the battle planned for the next day against the nether-elves who had been plotting against the kingdom from their lairs beneathContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Midnight Quandary”

FICTION FRIDAY: No Cellar Door

     “Welcome, oh seeker of knowledge, to the serene sanctuary of Madame Silsallabeth, whose eye sees all and whose mind…oh wow!”      “Yeah, I’m back.”      “Is that Patty?”      “The last time I was here I was Lucid Student Patricia.”      “The last time you were here you had two ears.”      “And tenContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: No Cellar Door”

WEDNESDAY FICTION: In the Details

     “So I get three wishes?  Say yes or I’ll stick you back in the bottle.”      “Yes, my mistress, you are to receive, to the best of my ability, three wishes.”      “Good.  I had to slaughter the entire Psiclysmian royal family, AND their horses and dogs, for access to the chest where theyContinue reading “WEDNESDAY FICTION: In the Details”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Kerrin and the Thorn Tree

     Kerrin lived in the city of Sartain, and she liked it.  She would write letters to her relatives who lived in the country, asking why they didn’t move to a nicer place.      “Everything in the city is clean and modern,” she wrote.  “We have nice, solid rick buildings with none of your thatchedContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Kerrin and the Thorn Tree”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Creston and the Crown, Pt. 2

    Stug’s eyes went all round, and nearly rolled down his pale cheeks at the sight of Creston putting the big jeweled hat on.  It just sat on top of Creston’s head, being the type of crown that wasn’t designed to come down over the ears.      “Hmmmm,” said Creston, “I guess I’ll have toContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: Creston and the Crown, Pt. 2”

WEIRD WEDNESDAY FICTION: Ex Libris

     “Good afternoon, sir.”      “Good afternoon.  I came to ask about that book I dropped off.  The one with the curse on it?  Or that’s what I thought.”      “Yes, sir.  I was able to work out Abigail Bergoo’s handwriting.  And it IS a curse.”      “Is it just another one of those cursesContinue reading “WEIRD WEDNESDAY FICTION: Ex Libris”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Big Princess, pt. 2

     Drewvia stopped and licked her lips.  Then she whispered, “Here, kitty, kitty.”      The tiger now stopped and licked its own lips.  “Good kitty,” said Drewvia, a little more loudly.  “Come on.  Don’t be scared.  I won’t hurt you.”      The tiger frowned.  “Dear little kitty,” said the princess.  “I like kitties.  I won’tContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Big Princess, pt. 2”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Big Princess, Pt. 1

     The land of Costren was a pretty nice place to live, except for the giant.  There’s always something.      The giant, a hungry, hairy figure of a man eight times as tall as a tree, used to come around to Costren for his lunch every day, with the result that a family or twoContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Big Princess, Pt. 1”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 2

     There didn’t seem to be any walls or floor here: only darkness.  King Basso didn’t like to think what might be hiding in the dark, so he walked close behind the princesses, who were shimmering just a little, just enough to be seen.      “Of course,” he said to himself, “If I can’t seeContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 2”

THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 1

     Monday Morning Breakfast was the best time of the week for Queen Azalea and King Basso.  Their children slept late, no guests came to bother them, and no alarming surprises awaited.  Muffins and the morning mail: it made for really a peaceful meal.      So Queen Azalea was unpleasantly surprised when her husband leaptContinue reading “THE SOUND AND THE FURRY: The Five Hairy Princesses, Pt. 1”