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Challenge #04840-M091: Fey Touched

They sat to think and dream. But dreaming too close to a faerie circle can be dangerous. Fortunately, these beings were kind, and they got the person safe before they went too far into the maze. -- Anon GuestIt can be a terrible thing to have the soul of an artist. Especially if, like Haness, you were born into a woodcutting and herb-gathering family. Ze found hirself hoping for something more than ze had, but not knowing what it was or how to start getting it.

On the other hand, ze was really good at bird calls.

Many a lunch break was spent with that whistling and tapping hir hands or feet for the sound they made, or trying to strum the single string of hir bow. There was something there something ze couldn't quite reach. Something that simultaneously enriched the soul and drained it.

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Robert Fairhead 3h ago

This weekend is the April 2026 Furious Fiction writing challenge run by the #AustralianWritersCentre. It will be my sixth April challenge since my first in 2020, when I wrote A Song on the Radio. 📻

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/a-song-on-the-radio

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A Song on the Radio

Elliot parked close to the beach and grabbed a brown-bagged bottle of tequila. Tie a Yellow Ribbon was on the radio, and he turned it up loud.

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If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html #freeread #shortstory #funny #pleaseboost

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