Category Archives: fiction

 Christmas Present – pensitivity #writephoto

Holding pole position, The Fairy called a meeting. ‘This won’t do,’ she said. ‘For years, it’s been tradition that everything be colour co-ordinated down to the last detail. Baubles, dropped icicles, tinsel and cones, but never, NEVER anything like this!’ … Continue reading

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Amateur dramatics – Tallis Steelyard

The turn of the year always brings memories. You think back across the years and remember the people who are no longer with us. For me the end of the year is largely focussed around the Society of Minor Poets. … Continue reading

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Guest Author: G. Michael Vasey – I Made an Album!

G. Michael Vasey is an old friend, met once and known for years. It was with Gary that the Mystical Hexagram was written. He is a well known writer in his professional field and a poet. He released his first … Continue reading

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#writephoto: Great easterly sea smoke – Lorraine

Following the trail of death left behind by the crackling ice*, Culleen of clan Callawe’en and Vesta, her wolf-dog, turned towards the easterlies, crossing the abandoned lands under the fickle rising and falling of the middle’s sun. When they slept, … Continue reading

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Time Tripping – Pat Palazy #writephoto

He inhaled sharply, holding the smoke deeply in his lungs, before slowly exhaling, the reams drifting and filling the small space. Hemmed in by the ancient rock formations, he stared absentmindedly out of the V-shaped shaft, as the bright light … Continue reading

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New release! The Spirit Well – Legends of Windemere by Charles E. Yallowitz

Return to Windemere in THE SPIRIT WELL! Born from the light and darkness, Dariana can no longer avoid her fate. The final corrupted temple stands between the champions and Baron Kernaghan having their great battle. Only one problem: the Compass … Continue reading

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Porphyrogenitus – another tale from Tallis Steelyard

I don’t often deal with the new aristocracy. It’s strange really but with the old aristocracy who where here before the city was founded, I have no problems. But the new aristocracy, largely those who have been ennobled in the … Continue reading

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Culleen in the middle – Lorraine #writephoto

The middle existed to hold the directions together. North, from which Culleen Callawe’en came: cold, deep forests; thick snow; argon mines; pure magic. South: hot and steamy; exotic, erotic dreamscapes. West: farms and peasant farmers; lords and ladies; kingdoms and … Continue reading

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Faithful Friend – Melissa Barker Simpson #writephoto

Rosalie pulled her hat further forward, until it covered half of her face. She still had a problem with light, and yet every part of her skin – the parts uncovered at least – craved the warmth of the sun. … Continue reading

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Guest author: Paul Andruss – The Fairy Maid – (and free ebooks!)

There is a folktale found among the Celts. Here is my retelling… A young farmer fell in love with a fairy maid who lived beneath the lake on his land. Though she loved him too, his entreaties fell on deaf … Continue reading

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