Category: Fantasy Short Stories

Mahina had always felt that ships were strange things. They loomed so large in the harbor, their flags billowing in the wind. You could see them from almost any point in the city of...

The great city of Ignamaen, heart of the greatest empire the world had ever seen, thrummed with righteous fervor. Sacrifices to the gods were performed in market squares and revelers filled the streets. The...

She awoke to wind and to cold. Empty buildings and cracked streets wound out before her. It was all familiar—wasn’t it?—like a memory of home. Dark clouds rolled overhead, with just the barest hint...

It wasn’t supposed to be a difficult mission. The Commonwealth had just told him to deliver a letter. That was supposed to be it. Out of all of the tasks they’d had him complete,...

It was cold on the mountaintop. The winds bit into the little boy’s skin like so many ravenous beasts. His feet sank into the churning snow and each step was laboured. And his left...

“There used to be giants in the hills. When they moved it looked as though the earth itself was rumbling. They were magnificent, stone titans, their bodies green from moss.” Amelia’s mom sometimes sat...

Sometimes Scarlet would sit outside, look at the stars, and think about how she was the last one left. There had been a time when magic flowed across the land like the coming wind....

Hector stood before the Millwood Town History Museum on a Thursday afternoon. It was a small, shabby building, and was squeezed between a run-down burger king and an aging fireworks display. The museum was...

The bell rang. Hector had been caught by some surprise, having been lost in thought and in his work. He had great plans for his National History Day (NHD) project and had gotten lost...

In the past, there was a golden city on the coast of a shining sea. Its people, though few, were joyous, and its prosperity knew no bounds. And yet, the king of this city...