“It needs to be thicker, like honey,” Aunt Kira said. Liza blew her damp hair out of her eyes. “How would you know?” Aunt Kira’s chin dropped toward the kettle of bubbling apple brew and Liza felt a stab in her heart. “I’m sorry, Aunt. I just…I’ve been trying to get this right for weeks. […]
The Making of an Ent
“I can see you,” the mask on the wall said. Lillian convulsed in surprise, sending her full mug of coffee spewing across the coffee table and onto the white carpet. “No, no, no…” She rushed into the kitchen and opened the towel drawer before she remembered all her kitchen towels were in the laundry, two […]
The Midnight Pumpkin #FallintoFF
As the clock on the Palace wall neared midnight, I was beginning to wish I’d never grown my prize pumpkin. If I hadn’t been hauling it to the fair when that fairy went flying by, I’d never be in this position. I fiddled with my bowtie and shifted my weight on the rigid driver’s […]
Bonfire of the Giants -#FallintoFF
Planet Uso was on fire. Mario poked it with his stick so the flames would spread to the back side. It burned like a comet at the peak of its journey. Its sparks fell for lightyears in every direction, falling and falling like miniature suns that have lost their way. “Are you playing Apocalypse again?” […]