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THE GARDEN AND THE GOBLIN • by AJ Benson

September 6, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

The garden was devastated. Two tall, young faeries had been bickering, and it had turned physical: not pushes and punches, but flames and funnel clouds. Only the castle wall had withstood the elemental forces. “This is YOUR fault,” the blue-eyed… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories AJ Benson, faeries, royalty, siblings

A LONG TIME AGO, OVER COFFEE • by Michelle M. Denham

March 22, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

People can never imagine her a girl — as if she sprang full form from Hell, evil embodied in one small woman. (And she is small. People don’t notice as she kills them. But she’s actually quite tiny. I’m taller… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories coffee, friendship, Michelle M. Denham, royalty

THE EMPEROR’S WILL • by Eddie D. Moore

October 14, 2016Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

Emperor Tatius led the victorious Tattooed Legions down the cobblestone street, surrounded by joyous celebration. Many people waved palm branches above their heads signifying victory while others scattered the branches upon the Emperor’s path to welcome, at long last, the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Eddie D. Moore, royalty, tattoos, wizards

CANDLE, CARD AND MIRROR • by Stephen S. Power

July 27, 2016Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

The imperial mage let himself into the menagerie long after closing. Merdesac hurried to the bear enclosure and called through the wrought iron fence, “Prince Adrian. It’s time.” A large brown bear trundled over to him. Behind the mage, a… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories magic, royalty, siblings, Stephen S. Power, transformation, wizards

THE QUEEN’S SPADE, OR THE QUEEN’S KING IN THE HOLE • by Janet Savage

October 7, 2015Every Day Fiction 44 Comments

“Off with her head!” About the rudest thing I’ve ever heard. So queenly. That’s me. I wear my robes, do what I want and dare to keep the crown on my head. The rabble and nobility alike get angry. And… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Alice in Wonderland, Janet Savage, royalty

THE HAIR CLUB FOR FAIRYTALE PRINCESSES • by Heather Morris

March 4, 2015Every Day Fiction 44 Comments

It is supposed to be the princes who go bald. They are Charming or Galant or Dauntless — looks don’t enter into it. They might even turn out to be distinguished with receding hairlines, or at the very least a… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Beauty and the Beast, Heather Morris, Rapunzel, royalty, Snow White, witches

THESE WORDS THROUGH TIME • by Von Rupert

April 21, 2014Every Day Fiction 58 Comments

Dear Sorah, Be brave and be strong. You have not been forgotten. Memorize these words like you memorized The Fifty Chronicles of Humanity in primary school. Recite them each time you lose your way. They traveled great distances and changed… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories prison, royalty, sacrifice, time travel, Von Rupert

STÖBERHUND • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar

November 13, 2013Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

He seized me up like a carrion bird and like a dead thing I let him.  Then I came alive again. “Oh no,” Reinhardt purred — defaming the language of cats — “oh no, my girl. Under Heaven you swore… Continue Reading →

Stories royalty, Sarah Crysl Akhtar, unwanted pregnancy

DEE • by D. A. D’Amico

August 28, 2013Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

My brother is lost to me in this Wonderland world, but I mirror his actions because the Red Queen has taken a fancy to him. He is her hostage, and the catalyst of my revenge. To free him, I must… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Alice in Wonderland, D. A. D'Amico, royalty, siblings

THE GLASS PRINCESS • by L. M. Myles

September 5, 2012Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

The Princess descended from her carriage wearing only a cloak embellished with the royal sigil, uncaring of her nakedness beneath it. Few in the town square were shocked; below her neck the Princess’s body was made entirely of glass and… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories gifts, L. M. Myles, royalty

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