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  • Bedtime Story

    Image by Betidraws from Pixabay “…And the mama bear and the baby bear curled up safe and snug in their cave and lived happily ever after.” Anna smiled sleepily at her mother as she kissed her on the forehead and… Continue reading

  • Falling

    Image by ANDRI TEGAR MAHARDIKA from Pixabay Suki tore into the box with wild abandon. “Oh sweet!” she cried as she saw what was inside. “Happy birthday, Su.” Her father smiled. He kissed her on the forehead. “I’ve got to… Continue reading

  • The First Empress

    Image by sfetfedyhghj from Pixabay Min stood silent in the antechamber of the great hall in the newly constructed palace. It was the largest intact building she had seen since the end of the war and it frightened her. Everything… Continue reading

  • Waking Up in a New Life

    Image by Joshgmit from Pixabay Mindy slowly opened her eyes and blinked. She was in a bare, white room, not unlike the one she’d gone to sleep in. This one seemed colder, more austere though because she wasn’t surrounded by… Continue reading

  • A Day in the Life

    Image by Travis Anderson from Pixabay Anari opened her eyes as the klaxon sounded. She sighed and rolled out of bed. For three years she had lived, ate, slept, and worked by those klaxons. She was beginning to forget what… Continue reading

  • The Forefathers

    Image by Shima Abedinzade from Pixabay Biryani wrapped her scarf tighter around her hair. She walked the sands with ease, the shifting grains scattering beneath her sandals with each footfall. All around her, she heard the raucous call of the… Continue reading

  • Newborn

    Image by Thái Văn Trà from Pixabay Nila laid on the bed, her heart pounding. Caden had been late. It seemed Tallys was going to be a week early. “We’ve given you some medicine to speed up the process. You… Continue reading

  • Standing in the Rain

    Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Deianna stared out the window in tense anticipation. Behind her, her brother made a rude noise. “I don’t know why you’re so excited, Dee. It’s just weather.” “You’ve seen it before. I haven’t.” Deianna continued… Continue reading

  • Warmaster General

    Image by Gordon Taylor from Pixabay Annika was no longer terrified by these jumps. She had been at first, having no experience with the military other than talking to her father’s honor guard. But now, at twenty five, she’d been… Continue reading

  • Proposal

    Image by uluer servet yüce from Pixabay Magnus looked at his cousin. “Are you sure about this, Sarika?” Sarika shook her head. The two of them were six weeks apart and were as close to each other as they were… Continue reading