Like
a Fly in a Web
It
was a beautiful day in the garden. The previous night’s rainfall
had washed the dust from the leaves, leaving everything in vibrant
shades of emerald. Early summer flowers burst in profusion from the
beds, and the air was filled with their perfume. It’s a perfect
day to be a fairy! thought Ezra the garden sprite, as he
stretched his wings in the sun. Matching his hair and eyes, Ezra’s
wings were fantastic sunset shades of violet and ruby, and were the
envy of the oth

The
Goblin King’s Castle
The
camping trip was going exactly as planned. Five days out in the
alpine wilderness, Marilyn finally felt at peace. Far from where
anyone in her complicated life could reach her, she was weeks away
from the small village where her guide would meet her at the end of
her vacation. The lack of cell towers coupled with the mountainous
terrain formed the final wall between her and civilization – she
couldn’t contact the outside world even if she wanted to. Of
course,

The
Sacrifice
Ira
would never forget her village’s first sacrifice. She had been a
very little girl, holding tightly to her mother’s hand as the
Tuarana people witnessed the death of their finest, strongest, most
skilled warrior. The young man had screamed and flailed, bucking his
body until sweat poured from his earth-brown skin as the tendrils of
the God-Tree reached for him. But it had been no use. He had been
taken into the belly of the God-Tree, and the agony of his slow death
moans cou