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Category: short story

Fantasy, short story

Deer Caught

September 30, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

When an enchanted tree abducts Sarn, he’s thrust into a mystery revolving around a double homicide. Murder was just the beginning. Continue reading Deer Caught

Fantasy, short story

No Respite – A Micro Suspense Story

September 29, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

My throat’s a desert. Sand grains stick to my mute tongue. What’s happening to me? Continue reading No Respite – A Micro Suspense Story

Curse Breaker, Fantasy, short story

Blood, Like Leaves, Falls

September 28, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

His glorious eyes showered me in silver light. Shock painted his handsome face as he wiped my blood from his lips onto his tattered sleeve. Continue reading Blood, Like Leaves, Falls

Fantasy, short story

Ilium’s Fall

September 26, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

My enemy’s home appeared and hope cleaved despair; my vengeance, apocalyptic,
long-promised, is delivered. Continue reading Ilium’s Fall

Fantasy, short story2 Comments

Ilium’s Foe Rises

September 25, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

We rose, cutting through the ship like a blowtorch until space’s pitch black vacuum swallowed us. Continue reading Ilium’s Foe Rises

Fantasy, poem, short story8 Comments

Ilium’s Bane

September 24, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

‘Tween the stars it slides, slingshotting around
planets it careens–the leviathan. Continue reading Ilium’s Bane

Fantasy, short story10 Comments

Ilium’s Curse – a micro story saga

September 22, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Shadows slide by my cement pallet. My swollen eyes open a crack to let the light shine through and it blinds me. Continue reading Ilium’s Curse – a micro story saga

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Sarn, Shayari, short story11 Comments

A Ghost in the Stairwell

September 21, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Sarn’s eyes blazed, and their emerald brilliance devoured the darkness, revealing steps. Continue reading A Ghost in the Stairwell

Fantasy, short story8 Comments

Finding Ilium

September 21, 2016October 25, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Lifting my head, I regarded a mad man in the glass. His deathhead’s grimace made me flinch away from the porthole. Continue reading Finding Ilium

Fantasy, short story23 Comments

Ink slingers

September 20, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Behind every skull-capped gate, there is an Inkslinger sharpening his wits. Continue reading Ink slingers

Fantasy, short story9 Comments

Hunting Ilium – A Micro Story Saga

September 20, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Wickem howled as he crabbed across the deck tossing mermaid bones. Unimpressed by his divination, I squinted at the notches. Continue reading Hunting Ilium – A Micro Story Saga

Fantasy, short story23 Comments

Eternal Rose – A Micro Story

September 18, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

A finger pricked, a cheek kissed, a future secured by a rose. Continue reading Eternal Rose – A Micro Story

Fantasy, short story5 Comments

The Boxes Are Doors

September 17, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Each box is a door. Climb up, crawl in and off you go. Where you land, nobody knows. Continue reading The Boxes Are Doors

Fantasy, science fiction, short story18 Comments

Hidden in Plaster (sight?)

September 16, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Two plaster UFOs fly into a dilapidated room. Their lasers paint infrared designs. Continue reading Hidden in Plaster (sight?)

Fantasy, short story13 Comments

All Balled Up

September 16, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Who knew the fate of an entire race could be measured in ounces? Continue reading All Balled Up

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