short-story
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The Farewell to Flames
A fantasy short story: pyromancer Kalirath stands atop Emberfall Academy’s highest tower and says farewell to the fire that once answered her. Continue reading
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The Dopplegangers Desire
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? The heavy oak door of my enchanter’s workshop closed with a satisfying thunk, sealing me away from the bustle of the Mage Quarter. Sunlight filtered through stained glass windows, casting prismatic patterns across my workbench where the day’s prompt lay… Continue reading
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Letters to My Younger Scales — A Dragon Fantasy Story
A cozy fantasy short story by Chadwick Rye. Ancient dragon Azuris, perched atop her mountain at her third millennium, writes a letter of advice to her younger wyrmling self — on copper hoarding, flame control, volcanic real estate, and the art of not immediately incinerating every knight you meet. Warm, witty, and unexpectedly wise. Continue reading
