Browsed by
Author: The Reluctant Author

The Reluctant Author, a user of words, has spent a lifetime writing words and storing them in notebooks, computer discs, digital files, and has now decided to step out into the light and start sharing some of those words with the world. (The Reluctant Author is Kendra Cooke's pseudonym)
Forest Guardian

Forest Guardian

Comments 0 Comment

Xavian glanced around the forest glade before picking up the rabbit he’d caught. With a day until the transforming ceremony, he wants to ensure his mother will have enough food until his return. If he survives. Not everyone does. Some return scarred or missing limbs. Sometimes both. Tangible reminders signifying their transition into adulthood and magic. Absconded at night, they awake in unfamiliar territory and must navigate their way back equipped with a knife and a prism. Nobody knows Xavian…

Read More Read More

Chasing George

Chasing George

Comments 0 Comment

“Well, I was at the supermarket, and thought I saw Dad. I recognized the back of his head with that stick up hair, but when I chased him, he vanished. Annoyed, I got in line to check-out when I saw him heading out the door. I figured he’d not spotted me and chased after him, but he got into a waiting taxi and drove off.”  “He left?” Deb asked, frowning. “Angry, I came straight home only to find him sleeping…

Read More Read More

Love At First Flight

Love At First Flight

Comments 0 Comment

Jake settled in the overpriced seat on the plane and closed his eyes until someone tapped him. “Sorry, I ….”  She pointed at the empty seat, and he stood. The plane moved, and she clutched his arm, whimpering. Accepted a drink, but dropped the brown, icy liquid on Jake. “Sorry,” she said, “terrified of flying.”  He distracted her with a humiliating story about an online dating experience when a match never showed. She laughed, and, disembarking, they exchanged numbers.  A…

Read More Read More

Enchanted Dawn

Enchanted Dawn

Comments 0 Comment

Once vibrant with laughter, an enchantment struck the fairy’s realm and cloaked them in eternal night. Only the stars overhead and the full round moon lit their path, but soon icy darkness overcame them.  Until, one day, deep within the forest, a young fairy heard a faint stuttering tick. Curious, she searched until she uncovered a tarnished silver object. Behind its cracked face, two thin arms struggled to move. Intrigued, she reached for it, and the item glowed. When she…

Read More Read More