Young Santhan approached the ruined palace, sword in hand. Expecting the monstrous reptilian creature he had been tasked to slay, his eyes settled on a much stranger being as he burst onto the terrace: The beautiful princess Amalla, dressed in a pink cotton gown and mouth dripping scarlet, grinned madly before him! “Draw your sword,…
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Princess Pantheon | Chapter Six
Previous Chapter of Princess Pantheon ~ Chapter 6: Dreams of a Distant Land, a Distant Sadness Emily dreamed again of humans that night. First that silver light came spiraling down from the darkness ahead of her, then her pale fingers went to grasp it. Then faces. Ones she had already seen from her prior dream…
Prelude to Revolution | Creating the Prince
This is a story summary and rewrite of the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena, Episode 9, “The Castle Said to Hold Eternity. “ ~ And upon their deaths, two coffins sealed shut, I climbed within the smallest one, the one just my size. Mother and Father slept in theirs, so I had thought, “This one must…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter Five
Previous Chapter of Princess Pantheon ~ Honeybun came and sat with Emily during one of her lectures. The were-bunny princess was bored and did not want to participate in any vampire holiday games near her village, so she figured she would spend time in the fairy realm’s outdoor classroom. The pair sat on a fallen…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter 3
3 – Were-Bunnie Village Night had fallen, and Princess Honeybun had taken her full bunny form. She was small with golden and black fur in perfect fluffy patches. She shone like a glimmering seastone underneath the moonlight. Emily yawned as she awoke. She smiled down at her now very little friend. “We fell asleep!” Honeybun…
Princess Pantheon | Chapter 2
Part 1 ~ Bun and Emily stayed behind after the assembly ended. The afternoon heat of late fall stung the delicate skin of the fairy and were-bunny, so they retreated to a boulder tucked under shade. “Oh, Bun,” Emily sighed. “I feel so strange.” “Winona will figure it out, Emily. It’s alright. Your new look…
Princess Pantheon | Short Story
Excerpt of a short story I’m working on– enjoy! In a land that only had the spring and fall seasons, magical entities coexisted in pure tranquility. Each race was represented in a great pantheon by one princess. There was one sent by the fairies of course, another by the amiable vampires who loved basking in…
waking beauty
People don’t look their best when they try to mimic the features and demeanors of others. Embrace the natural state of who you are. ~Sammicakes
Legacy of Briar Rose | poem
A thousand spindles A hundred wheels A dozen or so webs An entire century of slow hearts Tell me how does it feel… to be so beautiful and significant that you send your whole word into mournful sleep? Is your soul really so pure, so divine? Is it attainable– could your legacy be attained by…
A Confusing (and utterly quick) Trip to Edgar’s
The sixty pound trout Ismus was dragging along the unpaved footway scraped the eye of the fish clean off before she had even reached Edgar’s. Three hours of sprinting, jogging, then the inevitable sluggish walking had drained Ismus of any energy she had gained during her time with Lin. Serabi’s moonless night sky feigned an…
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