King Par’s Party
It had taken a very, very long drive for Ruby to escape the overwhelming city. Ironically, now that she’d finally arrived in the long stretches of greenery where she intended to hike,...
Grandfather’s Papercut
In the house of Grandfather Mouse hung a colossal picture of a black blossoming tree—colossal, at least, in the eyes of the four little mice.
“I nibbled its shape out of paper...
Chasing the Gods
“They’re almost here,” whispered Safirne, child-goddess of wisdom, while she hugged her fluffy cloud in the shape of a duck close to her chest.
“They might still get tired and give...
Wrong Story
We forget the stories we tell in a hurry.
Every evening I came up with something, anything, to make our young queen smile or think or, when I was on particularly good form, both at the...
Flood Defence
It’s raining again, after a drought lasting from late spring until early autumn. Now, of course, everything is flooding, and buckets, rubber boots, and water pumps are in high demand.
So...