fantasy – Page 104 – Tale Told

Believing in a Dream

"The Dream cannot be explained." "It cannot be explained," he countered, "in the manner you wish, but it can be explained." "How?" he asked. "Do you expect me to believe—"…

Life and Death

I drew my sword, my heart fluttering in my chest. He laughed, pointing the tip of his blade at me. I tried to do the same but found my point…

Short: Hearth of Gold

The soft and weary snow covered the sleeping earth as night's cold, merciless hours drove the mercury lower and lower. Here and there, a tree might shake off a few…

Forbidden Dream

In a dark room, a silent room, a dead room, behind a locked and bolted door, where none dare enter, from where none may ever leave, there is a dream.…

Short Poem: The Forest and the Trees

The pine trees wave upon the hilla rumour spreads from limb to bough;and whispered as the air grows still,they say a forest's here, somehow. No one believes the tale is…

Drabble: Whispers of a Dead King

In the sepulchral shadows of the ancient tomb, deep and forgotten, the old king lies. Above, the tourists move and stomp, going from place to place gathering up meaningless baubles…

Short: Hints

The sound of rain echoed over the hills, that dark and distant sky drawing ever nearer. Soon the storm would fill the valley as its dreary droning filled our ears.…

Drabble: Quiet Tonight

We had a dream that we couldn't understand, but it troubled us. In the dark forest there was a bright house with smoke in the chimney; and the faces inside…

The Boy Pan

He sits at the edge of the cliff where the dark things were long ago cast out. There the boy blows into his little reed the sweet melodies of dreams.…

Drabble: Hiding in the Dark

No one could dream anymore. We could not let them. He was in our dreams. At first we killed those who fell asleep, but we were losing too many people…