The Honey-Lipped Budnewt Who Couldn’t Swallow the Evidence
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...
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Whimsical
338 published tales
The Amethyst Moth Shrine of Palebranch
Mirella Mosswhistle asks the ancient Amethyst Moth for true love and receives Bramble Fen, a kind, wonderfully imperfect moonbee keeper. When Mirella returns...
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The Velvet-Bellied Peepfrog Who Got Stuck in the Wrong Slot
Pippleslot considers himself a visionary with unusually flexible hips. But when his latest shortcut leaves him wedged inside Madame Blushcurl’s prize bloom, ...
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Madame Nectarlash and the Unsolicited Drip
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...
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The Pollen-Slapped Peepdrake Who Asked One Question Too Many
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...
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The Morning After the Mushroom Festival
Thimblewick Porridge wakes after the Midnight Spore Festival with one missing boot, a dog full of evidence, and an alarming number of mayoral obligations.
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The Blushroot Snaillet Who Left a Suspicious Shine
When Pipette Blushroot wakes to a Level Seven ribbon of suspicious shine across Petal Nine, the Department of Unauthorized Moisture quarantines her home, cla...
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The Gumdrop Gnat Who Went Too Deep in the Nectar Cup
Gumdrop wakes after fourteen catastrophic refills with Queen Honeyblush's ceremonial spoon under his wing and forty-three missing minutes to explain. His sti...
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The Cloudberry Bridge at Dusk
Beneath the glow of The Cloudberry Bridge at Dusk, two sisters uncover an old promise their grandmother never fulfilled—and a hidden bridge village still wai...
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The Sugarveil Planthopper Who Backed Into a Breeze
When one tiny, jewel-bright planthopper backs into a breeze, his perfect morning explodes into panic, accusations, and an extremely dramatic investigation in...
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The Moss-Crowned Turtledrake of Whisperroot Hollow
When Thimblewump, the moss-crowned turtledrake of Whisperroot Hollow, overhears an ancient warning and mangles it into full pond-wide scandal, gossip becomes...
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The Blossomclaw Crablet
A tiny flower-crowned crab with big glossy eyes and an even bigger ego becomes the accidental center of a Sugarwild Garden legend when her flair for dramatic...
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The Crimson-and-Ivory Library Tower
A storm-born tower, an unfinished staircase, and a book restorer with no patience left for buried lies collide in The Crimson-and-Ivory Library Tower. When M...
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The Pearl-Dripped Snail Queen of Petalwick Hollow
A royal pearl vanishes during Pollen Hour, and Queen Mirabella Pearlwhorl turns Petalwick Hollow’s most dangerous weapon — gossip — into a glittering investi...
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The Lavender Door in the Hill
Behind a lavender door tucked into a storm-kissed hill, the hidden village of Underbloom has a serious housing problem: the hill is alive, the rooms are movi...
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