"How will you survive the marshes when you are alone, wounded and on the run in the midst of winter?"
It was a crisp, clear winter morning. Though she was immune to its effects, she could feel the cold permeating the air. A thin blanket of frost covered the landscape, the sun’s weak rays reflecting off the tiny ice crystals,...
"Monsters and Magical Beings gather for a special conference."
A deep, rumbling voice thundered through the great hall, “Beings of Heaven and Hell and all places in between,” it called out. The blood red mound of quivering jelly at the front of the room bubbled and shook with each...
"Heroic warrior tests his own theory while longing for home."
Behind the escaping ship, with six men rowing frantically, the waters of the Strait were calming, but blood still showed, where Scylla, the six-headed monster had carried away three men.Ulysses cursed himself for his own carelessness. He had been warned...
The iron doors of the temple opened, accompanied by the sun and a lone male blonde dressed in a cardigan. My first instinct was to remain hidden in between the sculptures and statues of the gods and goddesses. I watched...
"King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Morgana, and Merlin live happily ever after."
“Focus on the countess,” Merlin instructed. In the distant courtyard, a lady in red mingled and danced to music that barely reached to where the two watched from a rooftop. “Bite down and swallow quickly.” It seemed to be a...
"Irish mythology comes to life."
Dympna of the Sí, is hungry. Her lover has gone west to meet the setting sun and to mourn her, she has taken no nourishment for seven full moons, one for every three years they were together.Even the fae of...
Knowledge is power.I kept in mind the literature teacher's words as I walked into the silent Greek temple whose architectural designs were mostly pillars and statues of different gods. Adjusting my VR headset whose see-through mode I activated, I stood...
"A group of miners search for the truth in the early 1900's."
The campfire blazed brightly in the cool night, it's warmth radiating to the men surrounding it and helping to keep the chill off."Getting pretty cold tonight, boys," announced Henri from the edge of the darkness. "Keep that fire going.""Yeah, Boss," replied Bucky....
“I hope you enjoyed your nap, Alice.”Alice opened her eyes slowly, yawning as the owl-faced seamstress helped her to sit up.“I had such a strange dream, Mitzy,” she murmured, stretching her arms up above her head before settling her hands...
"A fantasy from the future"
Tabitha “Tabbi” Rawlings is so ready for her shift to end at the Mars ship building facility where she works as a computer technician on new ships for the Earth Space Fleet. She is assigned to the new spaceship “Wonder.”...
