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Living Tart

Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.

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Living Tart

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Queen Gourdelia, an expressive crowned pumpkin monarch in an ornate teal gown, suspiciously studies a wide-eyed living pumpkin tart on a silver pedestal.

Sep 22, 2026

Her Majestys Most Suspicious Little Tart

Queen Gourdelia has never trusted a dessert that can maintain eye contact. When a terrified little tart invokes the Seven Courses of Procrastination, a simpl...

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