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Found 10 works tagged 'folklore'.
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Will-o'-the-Wisp
Published Sep 2, 2020 · 1,053 words (4 minutes) · 7 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Romance ghosts folklore surrealism fabulism Love long term relationships fairy tale
"I see it in the sky from our window night after night. There's a lot of lights in the sky this summer."
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At Least No One Else Will Suffer
Published Dec 12, 2019 · 679 words (3 minutes) · 76 views
Fantasy dark fantasy folklore fae
A queen-to-be plots her escape from the evil king she is set to marry.
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A Braiding Friendship
Published Oct 2, 2019 · 1,323 words (5 minutes) · 443 views
Fantasy Historical Strange folklore spooky stranger danger be polite
A companion piece to some of my other Scottish folklore tales, A Braiding Friendship is a story of one unlucky Viking traveler and his unusual evening. This story is based off a mix of Orcadian folklore and locations with as much history as I could reasonably bring in a short word count.
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The White Snake
Published Sep 30, 2019 · 899 words (4 minutes) · 639 views
She tried to tell him she wasn't human, but why would he believe her?
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The Hungry Forest
Published Sep 11, 2019 · 1,817 words (7 minutes) · 1 like · 589 views
Fantasy Strange folklore Forests weird not quite a happy ending but almost
What do you do when the wheels of power ignore your plight? Find a way around the wheels, or break them. This story takes inspiration from a few different folklore areas and was originally written as an experiment in side kick stories, which I am not too well versed in.
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Horse to Water
Published Aug 21, 2019 · 4,346 words (16 minutes) · 1 like · 504 views
Fantasy Humor Scottish writing LBGTQ horses lakes folklore
A volunteer at an animal shelter gets more than she bargained for when she's called to collect a horse abandoned at the side of a lake. Who is the mysterious woman who comes to collect him? And why is the horse adorned in silver jewellery? Originally published in Trouble Among the Stars #3, link https://troubleamongthestars.com/2019/08/02/issue-3-is-here/
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Unfilial Child
Published Jul 8, 2019 · 3,986 words (15 minutes) · 9 likes · 1380 views
Fantasy dark fantasy folklore urban fantasy
June tries to be a dutiful granddaughter, always bringing gifts on her weekend visits (if not a husband or great-grandchildren). But when her grandmother takes in a mysterious infant, June learns her own childhood—and her parents’ disappearance—may not have been what it seemed.
Author Laurie Tom lives in Los Angeles, and her work has appeared in Galaxy’s Edge, IGMS, Crossed Genres, and many more.
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Like Flies To Honey
Published Jan 20, 2019 · 2,852 words (11 minutes) · 334 views
Horror folklore superstitions creepy
On the day of the annual Honey Ball, newcomer Robert Blythe spends his day rubbing elbows with the cream of the crop. But that does not necessarily safeguard him from being judged by the company he keeps.
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In the Shadow of Dyrhólaey
Published Aug 1, 2018 · 3,682 words (14 minutes) · 250 views
Fantasy Horror Historical dark fantasy folklore myth trolls
In early 20th-century Iceland, the brilliant sculptor Einar has devised a plan for sculpting a local rock formation into a ship. But legend holds that this rock formation is more than mere stone, and Einar’s best friend Gunnar can see it breathing. Will Einar’s chisel unleash a work of art—or unlock the enchantment that holds back monsters? Will Gunnar be able to stop him?
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The Marsh Lights
Published Mar 10, 2018 · 846 words (4 minutes) · 1219 views
Fantasy sports racing folklore supernatural flash fiction flash oral history
A grandmother remembers the dangers of racing through the marshes,
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