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The Snow Field โ™ A Short Story
There was a woman long ago, and long ago there was a woman...
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ
On the Folly of Journalists โ› A Short Story
The vast, black bodied train nearest me on the tracks lay like some sleeping dragon
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Simeon Lindemann
Where the Colors Lie โ™ A Short Story
โ€œIt is so dreadful,โ€ she said. โ€œThat there are no real colors here..."
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย R. A. H. Thacker
A Friend Fit for a Princess โ• A Short Story
In the kingdom of Lavenlee, the king was the fattest, the lords and ladiesโ€™ wigs the tallest, and the people the most true-hearted - but not all wereโ€ฆ
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Annelise St. Clair
The King With Many Wives โœ A Short Story
Once upon a time, there lived a king...
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ
More Than Squirrels in the Attic โœ A Short Story
"The ancient lady creased at the neck to give the smallest of nods."
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Corey Evans
The Man Who Traveled Without a Purpose โ˜ A Short Story
"To return home you have to believe there is a home to return to."
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Eugenia P. Frankenberg ๐ŸŒป
Ghost ~ A Short Story
โ€œDo you see the pictures inside their petals?โ€
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย G.K. Elliott
Of Lilith and Lucifer (Pt. 2) โœ A Short Story
"Time unfurled and dusted itself out"
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ
Of Lilith and Lucifer (Pt. 1) โœ A Short Story
"The boy was as old as distant stars"
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย J. Ekpo
The Sailor and the Seamstress โ˜ A Short Story
"But it became harder to believe in dragons and heroes when life continued on, mundane."
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Journey Bloomfield
The Forgotten Hills โ–ช A Short Story
โ€œWelcome to nowhere,โ€
ย โ€ขย ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ & ๐–๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅย andย Jake Stein
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