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Fantasy, short story21 Comments

Lulled by Rhymes

August 29, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I give Gaia my soul to keep.
When sun’s rays alight on her earth,
I pray that Gaia keeps my berth… Continue reading Lulled by Rhymes

Fantasy, short story7 Comments

Mixed Media

August 27, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

I had the college kid cornered, and even his drug-addled mind recognized that hence all the cowering…. Continue reading Mixed Media

Fantasy, short story10 Comments

Haiku Hunt

August 25, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Gaia pulled an earthen shield between me and the car that had just tried to flatten me… Continue reading Haiku Hunt

Fantasy, short story11 Comments

Mom, I’m Working in Tophet

August 24, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

“I invited you here because I want you to break the news to dad.” Cerberus waited for his mother’s reply. Continue reading Mom, I’m Working in Tophet

Fantasy, short story12 Comments

Random Risks

August 23, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Gaia opened up a hole for me, and the ground under my feet pushed up, raising me to street level… Continue reading Random Risks

Fantasy, short story13 Comments

Freeze Frame

August 22, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Bullets chewed through my apartment as I dropped and rolled into the living room. Continue reading Freeze Frame

Fantasy, short story17 Comments

The Mark of Destiny

August 21, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

Scrawled across the envelope’s back was this note: destiny calls you through this mark. Continue reading The Mark of Destiny

Fantasy, short story8 Comments

Oneirataxia

August 20, 2016October 26, 2021 Melinda Kucsera

The embers had all died out. Time had snuffed humanity’s funeral pyre. Wiping the sweat from my brow, I sipped the cold water I’d collected… Continue reading Oneirataxia

Fantasy, short story6 Comments

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

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