Stella’s Magick
be nice to the person you’re sheltering in place with
Category Archives: Fantasy/SciFi
if it could happen, it would happen like this
The Last Whale
When the last whale passed by there was so much excitement you almost forgot it was supposed to be a sad thing that was happening. Everyone was out on the […]
Little Lambsy Deadsy: A Troll Story
I like the horror genre because it tends to reflect what people are really deep down scared of in that particular place and time. In the 50s, the fear of […]
The Visitation of Mike Brady
The doorbell buzzed, and it wasn’t an especially long buzz or short buzz. It was just a regular buzz. There was nothing of the harbinger about it. I figured it […]
Stop Haunting Me Already: A Modern Ghost Story
Before you died, you made me promise that if you died I would never ever forget you. Funny how it’s only now that I’m remembering you said “if” and not […]
Back to Wonderland
She gets up to go to the bathroom, shuffling her way across the dark bedroom because she doesn’t want to stumble on shoes or toys. The dark has an almost […]
Crazy Like a Fox
(or, Thank You For the Ride!) The Fox moved silently along the wooded path. She was not being chased, which was the very definition of a good day for the […]
The Cosmic Glitch
Sometimes, in the minutes before love when we are smiling and talking, our bodies alive to one another and thrumming with anticipation, I expect it, finally, to happen. They will enter the room, […]
The Commitment
He was only fifteen minutes late, but Lauren’s eyes were already red and swollen from weeping. He decided to try for oblivious cheerfulness. “Hey honey! Did you have a good […]
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