Context: In 2019 (and one of the years following) I had the GREAT pleasure of attending a Vampire the Masquerade, Sabbat focused, immersive LARP event put on by Jackalope Studios. Real life and the cost of a ticket, hotel, and travel mean I haven’t been able to do a lot of their events since, butContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Martyr”
Tag Archives: modern fantasy
School
The old schoolhouse was a relic of another time. Nature had begun to reclaim it, vines growing over the remnants of the walls and creeping up through the broken floorboards. The other buildings of the settlement had been fully lost in a fire along with three quarters of the people that had lived there. But,Continue reading “School”
Raven
The large, black, bird was perched on one of the few empty cafe tables, picking at crumbs left behind from a pastry. It was the coolest it had been in weeks, so there were lots of people outside enjoying the weather before it turned again. Taking a break from the sweet snack, the bird tippedContinue reading “Raven”
Music
He hated working the afternoons after the owner and her husband went to an estate sale. Belongings from the recently deceased gave the antique shop an even weirder feeling than it usually had. His manager called him superstitious and brushed him off; he called her reckless and rolled her eyes when her back was turned.Continue reading “Music”
Mushrooms
“Mushrooms, Hannah? The seventies called, they want their aesthetic back.”The chorus of laughter from her friends made her pout as the plastic baggie still wiggled as it dangled from her outstretched fingers. She had her doubts as well. But the guy that sold them to her promised “the experience of a lifetime” and he hadContinue reading “Mushrooms”
Hunger
“Do you really have to hide under that thing?”“Do you really want to carry a pile of ash back to the apartment? I’d rather not come back missing something.”Christopher laughed. It was hard not to with the way his fiance’s fingers tightened on the handle of the black umbrella. There was not a single cloudContinue reading “Hunger”
Father
Joanna didn’t understand why her mommy was so mad at her. The woman had always told her to stand up for herself if someone made fun of her. And her daddy said that if someone touched her without her permission, or didn’t listen when she said no, that she should hit them first and callContinue reading “Father”
Fairy
Johnny was never excited for bedtime, but tonight was different. When he bit into his apple at lunch, his wiggly incisor came out and got stuck in it. His teacher had given him an envelope so he wouldn’t lose it and he could take it home. All the kids at school didn’t believe him whenContinue reading “Fairy”
Candle
“You’re fibbing! I’m gonna tell your mom.”“Harmony no! I’m not fibbing.” The little girl grabbed at her friend’s arm to pull her back.“Magic isn’t real, Kelsey. Only babies think that it is. Sister Terry told us in Sunday school that it’s all just stories to tempt little boys and girls. Jesus is the only personContinue reading “Candle”
Lunch Break
Lichen and Wisteria are green mage siblings that are the focus of a larger project I’ve been working on and they wanted to take over my brain today. Lichen works with plants, Wisteria works with animals. They are ordered to take over running businesses owned by their guild in a large city and accidentally getContinue reading “Lunch Break”
Macabress Manuscripts 