Velvet Phoenix Bloom
When a midnight invitation leads Clara Vale into a forbidden greenhouse, she discovers a living bloom that opens only for the dangerously honest. The Velvet ...
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Seasonal
Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.
The story archive
Seasonal
77 published tales
Autumn Filigree Chrysanthemum
In a town where winter lingers and silence settles too easily, a mysterious florist sells bouquets that bloom brightest right before they fade. When one grie...
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The Valentine Offering That Nearly Singed the Village
A well-meaning gnome. A dragon with feelings. One Valentine’s gift that violates several fire codes. A cozy, mischievous Captured Tale about brave gestures, ...
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Giggles in the Glade of Frozen Fire
A tale of a gnome, a young dragon, and a single misunderstood laugh that nearly handed winter the wrong kind of authority. What begins as innocent joy spiral...
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The Red-Headed Woodpecker Who Refused to Blend In
The Red-Headed Woodpecker Who Refused to Blend In is a dryly humorous winter tale about presence, visibility, and the quiet audacity of refusing to disappear...
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A Mourning Dove Perched Between Seasons
Perched between winter’s last breath and spring’s fragile promise, a mourning dove carries a quiet bargain older than the fence it rests upon. This Captured ...
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Candy Cane Confidential
When the lights dim on Peppermint Lane, secrets lean closer. Candy Cane Confidential is a bold, brazen holiday tale where frosting hides leverage, decoration...
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The Sapphire Songbird of Stillwinter
In a land where winter prized silence above all else, one sapphire-blue songbird dared to sing. As frost curled into filigree and Stillwinter itself began to...
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Empress of the Frosted Branch
Empress of the Frosted Branch is a winter tale of survival, silence, and authority earned without asking. In a frozen forest ruled by noise and panic, one ca...
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Naughty List Royalty
Naughty List Royalty is a crass festive legend about the gnome who didn’t ruin Christmas — he fixed it. When the Naughty List becomes a throne and honesty re...
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The Last Cookie on Cobblestone Lane
The Last Cookie on Cobblestone Lane is a darkly whimsical winter tale about a festive little bear who arrives without explanation — and begins taking only wh...
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The Night the Gnomes Drank Christmas
The Night the Gnomes Drank Christmas is a sassy, irreverent holiday tale about ancient rules, bad decisions, and the magical fallout that still haunts Decemb...
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Jingleboots & Bad Decisions in the Snow
When the Naughty List grows antlers, boots, and an attitude, Christmas stops being about punishment and starts being about recognition. “Jingleboots & Ba...
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Evergreen Eddie and the Unlicensed Use of Baubles
When a gnome refuses to remove his overdecorated evergreen crown, a quiet winter town learns the hard way that joy doesn’t require a permit. Evergreen Eddie ...
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The Marshmallow Mauler of Mistletoe Manor
When an over-whipped cup of cocoa unleashes a frosting-born menace, Mistletoe Manor becomes ground zero for a holiday legend filled with chaos, sugar-fueled ...
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