Tag: short fiction
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Tullia’s Morning
Tullia lay awake and listened as the raindrops splashed on the leaves of the plants outside. She closed her eyes and internalized the soft rhythm, wishing she could will herself back to sleep with the help of the rain. She counted her breaths, in and out, trying to keep her mind still so that she…
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Incognito
It was freeing to walk through the town square on market day. A certain liveliness filled the air with townsfolk and merchants filling the space with their goods and coin and voices. It had been a couple of decades since Aydin had been able to relish this feeling of walking through the common folk. Being…
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The Wildlife of Holbeck
Torin sat quietly at the kitchen table peeling potatoes while all around him the cooks and maids clamored about preparing the evening meal. Fires burned and pots clanged while the dishes clinked and the chef cursed. It was the same chaos every evening and Torin slipped out the back door as soon as he was…
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Gobnat’s New Friend
The earthenware cup sat on the rickety three-legged table steaming with herbal tea while Tullia busied herself at the fireplace, toasting a slice of bread for her breakfast. When it was golden she pulled it away from the flames and dropped it onto the wooden plate, slathering it with blackberry jam. Her wiry curls of…
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A Boring Breakfast
The inconsiderate sun was shining brightly through the glass panes of the windows where the drapes had been neglected. The air was stuffy inside of the closed room, stale from the long night, and the birdsongs that should have filled the air were muted beyond the stone walls. Carina, huddled under a quilt, stared about…
Paper and Rabbits 