The Boy in the Grandfather Clock
Harburr stood in the doorway of his shop and waved goodbye to his last customers of the day. They had been pleasant enough, but...
Fox Kin
We run when the mortals enter the wood. They come with their hounds, whose unnatural yowling fills our ears with nightmares...
A Golden Queen
“It’s too hot!” exclaimed Saphire. She rolled onto her back and rested her arm over her eyes to shade...
A Villain's Regrets
Kyner watched the bolt of his curse strike the upper storey of the abandoned. The stone wall crumbled and fell...
Roses in Winter
Marie’s garden grew roses through the winter that died in the spring. What spent most of the year as a barren flower bed...
Someone Else's Child
Today, I am someone else’s child. Someone else’s charge. Miss Elizabeth had me yesterday, though the time I spent in her company was...
A Coin for the Ferryman
I always thought I would be prepared for my death. In these parts, where you are just as likely to get caught under the wheels of...
Boxing Hares
I lie in an infinite field of dandelions that will only disperse at my command. The sun is low in the sky. It casts a golden light over...
Out of the Tower, Part 2
Though the trees grew dense around me, I felt exposed. My heart fluttered at every rustle in the undergrowth, every caw of the crows...
The House Across the Lake
Most of the time, there was no house across the lake. The waters shallowed and gave way to a low bank, and beyond that...
Bruja's Chandlery
Bruja’s Chandlery shares a back alley with a florist, and at the same time sits in the shade of a large willow in the heart of the wood...
Hawthorn
Almost a hundred moons had crossed the sky since Hawthorn’s last descent from the mountains into the rolling foothills below...
The Kidnapping of Horatio
This story was inspired by the artwork of Milena Mitkova. Check out her Etsy shop and Instagram to see more of her gorgeous art! “It will...
Mother Part 2: Night
Hi! This is a continuation of my previous story, Mother. You might want to read that before you go any further! Night arrives in the...
The Dark Side of Town
A witch you will not recognise lives north of the river on the dark side of town. The side where people go to be changed, stolen, or...
Out of the Tower, Part 1
Once upon a time, I was told to wait for a prince to come and rescue me from my tower and so I did...
Miss Elizabeth's Left Hand
Miss Elizabeth was a witch prone to misplacement. She would lose track of the usual things; her broom whenever she really needed it...
The Balcony
Today, the world beyond her balcony is a vibrant forest flooded with sunlight and birdsong. It is a stark contrast to the cold...
Mother
Tonight, I lie beside my mother and listen to her imitate the slow breaths of one who is fast asleep. She knows I am not fooled...
Neon City
She slips through the rain-soaked city in fits and starts; a second spent in the open air of a green square bordered by white townhouses...