The doors of the royal chamber creaked open and out rolled the crown of the king. The bedazzled coronet came … More
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🚀 A Place That Meant Very Little 🌌
It was a warm winter here; the green grasses and red cliffs poured across the land to the sun in … More
🎶🎃🎃🎶 The Jack o’Lantern Chantey 🎶🎃🎃🎶
Night was encroaching. Lulu knew she was getting closer to the cottage as the celebratory singing and harmonizing became louder … More
🤖💤 The Android’s Nightmare, and How the Widow Slept 💤🛌
Artemas awoke in his bed, cold and damp with sweat, the sheets bunched at his feet. Hand to his head, … More
The Woolly Worm: A Very True and Real Story
‘Oh, I’m at home in these woods,’ she sang, twirling through the last leaf greens, the new yellows, the old … More
The Final Firs of Christmas
The last Christmas trees in the bin stood gazing around. They were barer by the day, dry as the Gobi, … More
Spine Call
Rrrrrriiiiiiiinnnngggg. Rrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg. ‘Hello.’ ‘Roland, hi, it’s me.’ Breathing. Breathing. ‘What’s wrong? You sound out of breath.’ ‘What’s wrong? I’ll tell … More
You Smell of Smoke
It’s snowing out. A few weeks before Christmas Day. You’re shopping for presents. A scarf, red like something burning to … More
The Phones
The smell of gunpowder makes its way into my nose. God. You’d think a cop wouldn’t mind the smell. Might … More
The Day Moon Before Allhallowtide
The early morning stirs its way into the dawn’s dark sky. And the evening moon, which became the night moon, … More