The Tongue That Tastes Worlds
The first time Vark tasted the air of this world, he gagged. Not because it was toxic—though it very well could have been—but because it was overwhelming. Th...
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Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.
The story archive
Audience: All Readers
564 published tales
Flourish in Flight
The Accidental Pilgrimage of Marvin Snork Marvin Snork was not what you'd call a man of purpose. He was a forty-two-year-old semi-retired snack cake delivery...
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Queen of the Gossamer Hive
The Buzzening It began on a Tuesday, which was already suspicious. Tuesdays have a way of feeling like Mondays in a cheaper outfit, and this one had a parti...
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The Chromatic Dragonling: A Tale of Mischief & Mayhem
The Most Unreasonable Egg Roderic was many things—an adventurer, a scholar, a man who could drink his own weight in mead without embarrassing himself (too mu...
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The Grumpy Griffin Hatchling
A Face Only a Mother Could Slap Barnaby knew he had made a mistake the moment the egg cracked open. He had expected something majestic—perhaps a regal beast ...
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The Fluff of Wrath
A Feathered Menace is Born The villagers of Ember Hollow had many things to fear—rogue spells, mischievous sprites, the occasional fire-breathing goat (long ...
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High & Fungi
The Chillest Cap in the Forest The forest was alive with the sounds of rustling leaves, chirping crickets, and the occasional giggle of a mischievous fairy. ...
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The Grumpicorn's Garden
The Curse of the Eternal Mood In the heart of the Enchanted Woodland, nestled between the Gigglebrook River and the Whimsydale Meadow, lay the most peculiar ...
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A Trio of Springtime Mischief
The Great Bloom Heist Spring had arrived in the Enchanted Grove, and with it came the annual Cherry Blossom Festival—a time when the air smelled like honeye...
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The Grumpiest Unicorn-Kitten
The Grumpiest Unicorn-Kitten’s Most Unfortunate Quest Once upon a very irritated time, in a realm where the flowers were too perky, the fairies were too chat...
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Old Magic and Stale Ale
The Pint of No Return Gorbwick the Grumpy Fae was having a day. A long, painful, gods-forsaken kind of day. The kind of day that made him question why he ev...
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Blue Jay in the Mystic Winterwood
The Fractal Perch and the Peculiar Prophecy Jasper was no ordinary blue jay. He was, as he often reminded his reflection in frozen puddles, an exceptional b...
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Paws, Claws, and Dragon Flaws
A Hatchling's First Crime Spree The problem with baby dragons—aside from the fire, claws, and tendency to bite first and ask questions never—is that they hav...
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The Peacock of a Thousand Sunsets
Spring had arrived in the Enchanted Glade, and with it came the annual Festival of Flourish, a spectacle of nature’s grandest show-offs. Flowers bloomed in s...
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Rainbow Plumage & Petal Dance
The Diva of the Garden Spring had finally arrived, and with it, the annual awakening of the garden. The bees were back on their pollination grind, the flower...
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