Fiction
The Sky is Crying
What leaves usually turn brown during the fall season? And how dark do they usually get? I was holding a yellow leaf with dark ...The Codfish Carbuncle Case: Chapter 3
“Ridiculous! Sawyer wouldn’t steal!” Martha Benson declared. She slammed down a spoonful of mashed potatoes she was serving onto Jeremy’s plate. “We said the ...Lover of the Queen: Wonder
Sur Nam Khaar was a place that changed only with the shifting seasons. Beyond that, male existence resembled that of an old tree–peaceful. We ...Streetlights and Stars
It felt cool to stare up at the stars with his head pressed against the road. At one in the morning, no one could ...Of Lockets and Pomegranates: Chapter 15
“No one told me Persephone was so hot,” Warin remarked, as he slid his sword into the stomach of another demon. Even in the midst of ...Children at Play
A troop of children marched through the fields that encircled the town. Their voices echoed as they quarreled, and their little heads burned from ...The Codfish Carbuncle Case: Chapter 2
An hour later, all five people were at the police station, talking over one another. “He is a thief!” the thin man exclaimed. “I ...Of Lockets and Pomegranates: Chapter 14
They stared at the heavy wooden door as it slammed shut. One moment, Hades was there. The next, he was gone. A presence lingered ...The Codfish Carbuncle Case: Chapter 1
The gray morning sky clouds hovered over Nantucket. Howard Benson, a local fishmonger, drove down the street to his family’s shop, Howard and Son. ...Teen Witch’s Survival Guide: Chapter 9
“Stop!” All the tranquility of our grotto snaps in an instant. The grass physically recoils in fear, like a hundred frightened children, and the ...







