Whimsical

The Witching Hour Went Sideways

Audience: All readers

The little dragon had a crooked broom, a red cloak, a pointed hat and one simple errand to finish before midnight. Then a moth found the broom's shiny bell, ...

Lady Cinderpuff and the Bubble That Refused to Pop

Audience: All readers

Lady Cinderpuff has a small problem on her nose and a very large bubble refusing to become anyone else's problem. Huffs, careful taps and several increasingl...

Duchess Emberwhisk and the Butterfly of Unacceptable Audacity

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Duchess Emberwhisk has practiced her royal portrait face down to the last scale. Then a blue butterfly lands on her nose, and one very small wingbeat sends t...

Sir Grumblethorn and the Mushroom That Disagreed

Audience: All readers

A self-appointed dragon knight demands a steady mushroom perch, until he discovers the small lives sheltered beneath its cap. A funny Tiny Scales tale about ...

Madame Sucklewink and the Nectar Bead That Hung On Too Long

Audience: Grown-up humor

Madame Sucklewink calls in a discreet botanist to solve one stubborn garden problem. But with a sticky bloom, a pipette, and nosy neighbors nearby, this priv...

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...

Sir Nectarback and the Petal That Took It Personally

Audience: Grown-up humor

Sir Nectarback awakens inside a possessive Belladazzle with no trousers, a vicious hangover, and one catastrophic gap in his memory. The entire Sugarwild Gar...

The Honey-Lipped Budnewt Who Couldn’t Swallow the Evidence

Audience: Grown-up humor

When a notorious nectar beetle is found crushed beneath a moonpetal, Niblick Budmouth is discovered hiding nearby with the victim’s jeweled wing wedged betwe...

The Amethyst Moth Shrine of Palebranch

Audience: Grown-up humor

Mirella Mosswhistle asks the ancient Amethyst Moth for true love and receives Bramble Fen, a kind, wonderfully imperfect moonbee keeper. When Mirella returns...

The Velvet-Bellied Peepfrog Who Got Stuck in the Wrong Slot

Audience: All readers

Pippleslot considers himself a visionary with unusually flexible hips. But when his latest shortcut leaves him wedged inside Madame Blushcurl’s prize bloom, ...

Madame Nectarlash and the Unsolicited Drip

Audience: All readers

A suspicious golden drip, a stolen stash of Royal Glownectar, and a rival with the world’s most irritatingly perfect alibi send Madame Nectarlash deep beneat...

The Pollen-Slapped Peepdrake Who Asked One Question Too Many

Audience: Grown-up humor

After one ill-advised question earns Pibbit a faceful of enchanted pollen, the nosiest Peepdrake in Blushroot Hollow can suddenly hear every secret the garde...

The Morning After the Mushroom Festival

Audience: Grown-up humor

Thimblewick Porridge wakes after the Midnight Spore Festival with one missing boot, a dog full of evidence, and an alarming number of mayoral obligations.

The Blushroot Snaillet Who Left a Suspicious Shine

Audience: All readers

When Pipette Blushroot wakes to a Level Seven ribbon of suspicious shine across Petal Nine, the Department of Unauthorized Moisture quarantines her home, cla...

The Gumdrop Newt Who Got Caught Tongue-First

Audience: All readers

Gumdrop Newt believes one elegant lick cannot possibly cause trouble. Then his tongue becomes firmly attached to the richest glowing blossom in the garden, a...