“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…
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…
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…
“Where’d you find these?” The stooped man behind the counter scrutinized the parchment, capable of reading the symbols that made no sense to me. Father shook his head. I’d discovered the scrolls in a cave amongst the limestone cliffs when a goat wandered off as if it had somewhere better to be. If the world knew, they’d descend upon our desert in droves, decimating it in search of unearthing their own prizes. Instead, father insisted we sell them. “Do you…