May 19, 2023
Garish carnival lights obliterated the moonless sky and cast colorful shadows across muddy pathways between the tents. “A single dollar to see Octavia, wonder of the sea! Count all eight legs for yourself, and what legs they are!” The barker lifted his pant leg to waggle a tattooed calf. Octavia, the Squid Girl. I rubbed […]
Garish carnival lights obliterated the moonless sky and cast colorful shadows across muddy pathways between the tents. “A single dollar to see Octavia, wonder of the sea! Count all eight legs for yourself, and what legs they are!” The barker lifted his pant leg to waggle a tattooed calf. Octavia, the Squid Girl. I rubbed […]
April 21, 2023
Sammy’s nose wrinkles as he slaps at the kiddie pool’s surface. The toy boats bob in the waves created by his pudgy fists. “Boats!”
Sammy’s nose wrinkles as he slaps at the kiddie pool’s surface. The toy boats bob in the waves created by his pudgy fists. “Boats!”
March 24, 2023
How’s your mother? he asks, and I have half a mind to text back: Still a cold-blooded snake.
How’s your mother? he asks, and I have half a mind to text back: Still a cold-blooded snake.
January 13, 2023
The Army’s Spectral Assault division must be getting desperate. I’ve never seen a necromancer below the rank of lieutenant…
The Army’s Spectral Assault division must be getting desperate. I’ve never seen a necromancer below the rank of lieutenant…
December 30, 2022
The hunt was a tradition passed down through generations in our family. I don’t remember my mother telling me about it. Instead, it was as if I had been born with the knowledge.
The hunt was a tradition passed down through generations in our family. I don’t remember my mother telling me about it. Instead, it was as if I had been born with the knowledge.
December 16, 2022
Get the food right. Sprinkle glitter on popcorn. Cut cinnamon cookies into star shapes. Holidays are the time to indulge!
Get the food right. Sprinkle glitter on popcorn. Cut cinnamon cookies into star shapes. Holidays are the time to indulge!
December 2, 2022
You’re a messenger boy, given very simple instructions: Deliver this missive to the enemy’s army. But to do that, you must first enter the Forest of Gaia.
You’re a messenger boy, given very simple instructions: Deliver this missive to the enemy’s army. But to do that, you must first enter the Forest of Gaia.
November 4, 2022
“Don’t step on the glass. Wizards leave it everywhere, so they can steal your blood.”
“Don’t step on the glass. Wizards leave it everywhere, so they can steal your blood.”
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