Sally had been obsessed with mermaids ever since she saw a human face at the bottom of the beach when she was five. Every school assignment, creative writing task, art project or discussion with friends was devoted to the creatures. Now, at the age of thirty, Sally was a self-proclaimed mermaid expert. She knew almost …
The fairies were going to build a new tree. It was spring, and many baby birds were hatching but had nowhere to live. As a tinker fairy, Thinkabelle knew it was her role to build a home for them, and what could be a better home than her most ambitious architectural feat yet – a …
Nearly two-hundred years into the future, the earth has been ravaged by the Great Cooling. Nobody truly understands how it began, only that centuries ago when the world braced for warming, it received frost instead. Even countries like Australia experience regular snowfall and near-constant rain – not only in winter. To most people, it feels …
It was Tuesday during rush hour, and the sewers of Melbourne were alight with little feet and swishing tails. Remy had been scurrying all day, travelling non-stop to deliver the finest cheeses to his rat customers. After years of working in the delivery industry, he knew the sewer roads well, and he knew they were …
After an hour of sneaking around the facility for Commercial Solar Systems, Maphira was starting to think they wouldn’t find anything of importance. It was time to try something desperate: break into the break room. It wasn’t so much breaking in as it was walking in there, but she thought breaking in sounded more interesting. …
Cosmo ran as fast as his little kobold legs would take him. He passed through the Strunnel, breaking out into the darkness of night, air filling his lungs with each heaving breath. His side spiked with pain so immense he thought he would collapse, but with the woman now giving chase behind him, stopping wasn’t …
We took Abby’s phone so we could update all her fans on our journey to freedom. She’s been keeping us locked in a bunker for days, claiming that the world is about to end, when in reality it was probably saved by some superhero a long time ago. It’s time we take destiny into our …
We got an interesting order at the steel factory today. Usually, we’re making things like steel beams and all sorts of fabrications that are used for buildings. In my time here, we’ve certainly had our fair share of odd orders, but this is definitely a new one. I mean, we’ve had people requesting that we …
I love driving. After my teenage years spent taking crowded, dirty buses, having my own car seems like a true luxury. Cruising along the highway in my own space with the windows down, a light breeze ruffling my hair – who could ask for anything more? It was all perfect until my car started having …
I think I need to leave the Order of Magical Monks. This last week has just been crazy for me and I don’t think I can take it anymore. When you get falsely accused of stealing all the pens, then feel yourself being socially cast out before they straight up throw you in prison and …