Theme: Boundaries

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

The story archive

Theme: Boundaries

34 published tales

Thimblewick and Glitterbug flying together above a sunlit stream in the Great Whispering Woods.

Nov 18, 2024

The Gnome and the Glittering Dragonfly

Audience: All readers

Thimblewick sets out to make a flight unforgettable, but Glitterbug never agreed to a corkscrew. When a gust and a few curious crows turn his unasked stunt i...

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An adult gnome with a crooked grin rests beside a repaired stone wall in Lower Glandrick as the communal Echo Pulse glimmers in the distance.

Oct 23, 2024

A Gnome’s Day Off

Audience: Grown-up humor

An exhausted repair gnome in Lower Glandrick sets down his tools, keeps one promise to himself, and lets Echoterra’s shared rhythm carry on without him for a...

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Gilda and Bramble, an adult gnome couple, debate their mushroom-heavy supper beneath a giant scarlet mushroom in the vivid forests of Echoterra.

Oct 21, 2024

The Mush-room for Debate

Audience: All readers

In Mossbottom, Bramble believes mushrooms belong in nearly everything; Gilda believes supper should leave room for other ingredients—and her mushroom-free te...

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Jasper, the Mushroom Meditator, sits beneath a luminous mushroom in the Great Whispering Woods, joined by forest neighbors in a vivid, peaceful glade.

Mar 29, 2024

The Tale of Jasper, the Mushroom Meditator

Audience: All readers

Jasper offers the Great Whispering Woods a quiet place to rest, then learns that peace cannot be made into another rule. His neighbors find room for chosen s...

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