fantasy
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The Quiet Strength
Do you see yourself as a leader? Meren Ashbrook had never considered herself a leader. She stood in the doorway of her family’s apothecary, watching the evening shadows lengthen across Herbalist’s Lane in the heart of Lumen Vale’s Merchant Quarter. The familiar scent of dried lavender and ground moonstone powder drifted from the shop behind… Continue reading
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The Crystal Storyteller
A Lumenvale fantasy short story: Silvana Wordweaver joins a crystal network of storytellers and readers, and remembers why she writes. Continue reading
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Songs From Stone and Memory
Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. My hands trembled as I approached the Chronicle Tower’s imposing entrance, the leather strap of my lute case cutting into my shoulder like a physical reminder of the weight this moment carried. Three years of… Continue reading
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The Weight of Hours
A cozy fantasy short story: apprentice mage Tobias Quillheart works into the small hours on his runes and learns what a long night of study is worth. Continue reading
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The Ritual of Words and Steam
A cozy Lumenvale fantasy short story: Magistra Cordelia Inkwell’s early morning ritual of coffee, steam and words that shapes her whole day. Continue reading
