The Frosted Blue Cottage
A half-frozen courier arrives at The Frosted Blue Cottage with a forged letter, a cursed key, and absolutely no idea that the house has standards. Beneath an...
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Fifteen illustrated stories appear on each archive page, newest first.
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Whimsical
331 published tales
The Keeper of the Woven Sea
In “The Keeper of the Woven Sea,” an aging lighthouse keeper and a sharp-tongued apprentice must descend beneath Cragwhistle Point when the sea, the cliffs, ...
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The Potion Peddler of Prismspindle Tower
When counterfeit elixirs flood Glimmerglass Hollow under his good-almost-respected name, Fizzwick Vellumgog must chase black-market pixies, crooked officials...
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Madame Nectarwink and the Scandalous Sip
Madame Nectarwink’s unauthorized sip from the Grand Pink Columbina sends Flutterfen Hollow into a full-blown gossip war of pearl-clutching butterflies, rebel...
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The Sassy Silkwing Siren of Peony Pond
In Peony Pond, Seraphina Silkwing has built a glamorous little empire out of beauty, wit, and weaponized charm—until one stubborn rootworks engineer refuses ...
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Miss Sparklecheeks and the Nectar Heist
Miss Sparklecheeks is many things - fabulous, shameless, suspiciously well-moisturized - but she insists she is not a nectar thief. When the Royal Dewdrop Re...
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Madame Dewdrop and the Forbidden Nectar Pop
Madame Dewdrop was accused of being too much, which was rich coming from a Flower Council hoarding forbidden nectar pops and ancient soul-silencing syrup in ...
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The Pink Chameleon Duchess of Dewdrop Drama
In The Pink Chameleon Duchess of Dewdrop Drama, a jeweled little garden diva enters the Great Blossom Beauty Pageant expecting an easy crown, only to face a ...
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The Jewel-Eyed Jester of Pollenwick Hollow
When Blixby Glimmergob arrives at the prestigious Bloom Ball, Pollenwick Hollow’s most refined evening promptly collapses into shimmer sap, scandalous trumpe...
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The Glitter-Gilled Goblin of Gumdrop Cove
When Bipple Flounce, the glitter-gilled goblin of Gumdrop Cove, is framed for a scandalous forbidden bubble bath and the theft of the sacred Fizzy Pearl, he ...
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Professor Pollenpants and the Overly Enthusiastic Bloom
After one spectacularly unfortunate lecture demonstration, Professor Phineas Pollenpants sets out to restore his scholarly reputation—only to discover that t...
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The Bubble-Eyed Baron of Blushwhistle Bay
A jewel-toned little Baron with enormous eyes, questionable impulse control, and a tongue that should probably require permits enters Courtship Season determ...
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Lord Glimmergob and the Very Questionable Snack Choice
Lord Glimmergob has one rule: if it exists, it probably shouldn’t be licked… which is exactly why he does it anyway. When a shimmering, forbidden droplet tur...
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The Gilded Gaze of the Dewdrunk Hatchling
A tiny, jewel-toned hatchling perches atop a dew-soaked bloom—and accidentally becomes the most feared (and wildly misunderstood) ruler the garden has ever k...
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Sir Blorple and the Sticky Tongue of Unwise Curiosity
A deceptively adorable creature with a catastrophic decision-making process somehow becomes the apex presence of Petalbranch Hollow—one reckless lick at a ti...
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