short-story
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The Unenhanced Path
What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? The crystalline notification chimed softly against the window of my modest workshop, its harmonic frequency calibrated to penetrate even the deepest concentration. I lifted my eyes from the delicate clockwork mechanism I’d been repairing—a purely mechanical timepiece from the outer territories, the kind that operated… Continue reading
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The Dragon’s Lament
A cozy fantasy short story: Seraphina, a dragon who has weathered three centuries of mountain storms, shares a lament with the hatchlings in her care. Continue reading
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The Dreamer’s Choice
A cozy fantasy short story: Rosalina wins two passages on the Skyward Express dragon flight and must choose where her dreams will take her. Continue reading
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The Name That Stuck
What’s the story behind your nickname? The crash of copper pots hitting the stone floor echoed through the Gilded Griffin’s kitchen like thunder announcing an approaching storm. Gareth Ironwood—all six and a half feet of him—stood frozen among the wreckage, his massive frame somehow appearing even larger in the sudden silence that followed. Flour dusted… Continue reading
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The Riddle of Sustenance
A fantasy short story: Aethys the Riddlekeeper, a sphinx of the Eternal Library, poses a young scholar a riddle about comfort and sustenance. Continue reading
