Marcy meets an old lady asking her for help, but it seems the old hag has questionable intentions. If you … More
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Freak Show (Audio story)
The newest attraction on Arnaldo’s Travelling Freak Show comes out of control… This is the second story I read on … More
Marine Biology
-Captain! Something is approaching. Something big!
Captain Johnson looked at the radar. It was big. Big as a whale, or even bigger. There were no whales on fifteen thousand feet depth.
Gebbler was watching through the thick glass window.
-Astonishing! This was more than he had expected, more than he’d ever dreamed of.
Two red eyes were approaching in the dark. They were glowing, and were getting bigger and bigger as they came closer in the dark water…
Short Stories
Look! Paladin said to his mother. A book with Grandpa’s handwriting!
Oh, my! Who would have known grandpa was a writer. And the name, “Tales of the Horror”. Haha! Your dark and sinister Grandpa…
They both laughed. Grandpa had been the funniest man alive, always cheerful and friendly. The only moment Paladin had seen him sad was the weeks after Grandma left him.
He sat down by the desk and started reading while his mother kept organising the old things in the attic. They would have to make a lot of trips out here the coming weeks, a lot of things had been piling up through a long life.
The first story was about…
The Moon Ball 3 – Execution
Link Pt 1: The Moon Ball
Link Pt 2: The Moon Ball – The King’s desire
-We got him, your Majesty!
-And the ball?
-Here it is.
-Splendid. The King held the ball in the air, looked at it. -Make sure it doesn’t disappear again. And as for the thief… I want him executed in front of the castle tomorrow. People must see that the King is not to be stolen from.
The rebellion in the south was giving him quite a headache. This would send a message to the people.
The next day the square was full of people…
Maturity of Reality
He walked the narrow road up the hill. It was dark, but the moon was coming up on the other side of the valley. His feet were heavy, his eyesight blurry. She was gone. She had taken her belongings and left. No explanation. Not even a goodbye. Slowly he had realised she would not come back.
He could hear an owl …
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