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Not Vatic

August 18, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

She glanced around the dingy attic where she’d found herself after that womanish thing had hauled her soul through the mirror… Continue reading Not Vatic

Fantasy, short story10 Comments

Effulgence

August 17, 2016October 27, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Light gathered in the pool the angelic host had surrounded. Rising, an effulgent figure emerged… Continue reading Effulgence

Fantasy, short story16 Comments

An Amusement Park Called ‘Experiment’

August 15, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Carnival lights drew them like the moths and they broke like waves against the gates. Continue reading An Amusement Park Called ‘Experiment’

Fantasy, short story26 Comments

The Pixie’s Nixie

August 14, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

She blew out a breath that fluttered her fringe. What could she do with this nixie other than curse it? Continue reading The Pixie’s Nixie

Fantasy, short story10 Comments

Brontide

August 13, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Brontides disturbed the peace. They announced a storm on the wind, one with a supernatural cause. Continue reading Brontide

Fantasy, short story16 Comments

Pinhole Princess

August 11, 2016October 27, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

She punched pinholes in Faerie’s dark film to let the light shine through. And sometimes she peered through the holes her pins made… Continue reading Pinhole Princess

Fantasy, science fiction, short story8 Comments

Rantipole in Space

August 9, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

A warning light strobed, blinding him in his cryogenic coffin. He had to get up. Continue reading Rantipole in Space

Fantasy, short story20 Comments

Nelipot, the Barefoot Witch

August 7, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

She walked barefoot–nelipot if you want to get pedantic–toward a tree…
#BarAThon Continue reading Nelipot, the Barefoot Witch

Curse Breaker, Fantasy, poem, poetry, short story10 Comments

In Silence, I Rage

August 6, 2016August 7, 2016 Melinda Kucsera

In silence I rage, rattle the cage but the bars don’t change.
There is a truth I cannot speak, so I turn in silence.

Continue reading In Silence, I Rage

Fantasy, short story12 Comments

Nefelibata, the Cloud Walker

August 6, 2016August 7, 2016 Melinda Kucsera

She perched, hands clasped around a gargoyle’s head as she stared out at the city…
#BarAThon Continue reading Nefelibata, the Cloud Walker

Fantasy, short story8 Comments

Detective Pagasmo in Playing Dead

August 2, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

I glared at the author of my doom, which just stood there all gleaming metal and innocence. — A Detective Pagasmo tale
#BarAThon Continue reading Detective Pagasmo in Playing Dead

Fantasy, short story13 Comments

Styxx and Stones

July 31, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

By the frothing river Styxx she sat, stabbing its white-capped waves with a stick as her sister’s words battered her. Continue reading Styxx and Stones

Fantasy, short story21 Comments

Tadhana

July 30, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

“Don’t you pine over a man,” said her sister, the Gorgon, as she sipped a glass of wine.
For WordHighJuly Continue reading Tadhana

Fantasy, short story11 Comments

Gigil

July 29, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

She felt the gigil–that uncontrollable urge to squeeze or pinch someone. In this case it was herself because this couldn’t be real.
For WordHighJuly Continue reading Gigil

Fantasy, short story7 Comments

Chaos Bringer’s Halakhak

July 28, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Halakhak–loud, uninhibited laughter–broke from her. She covered her mouth and tried to stop up the relieved giggles as the flames died down around her.
For WordHighJuly Continue reading Chaos Bringer’s Halakhak

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