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From Cradle to the Beast

Published Mar 30, 2021 · 1,668 words (7 minutes) · 39 views

Fantasy magic Family shapeshifting witches elements

A sneak peek into an ongoing story, a YA witch-themed fantasy. "You can't keep those memories when they're not yours to keep!" Four young sisters, and elemental witches, embark on a perilous journey to discover the truth about their mother's murder, entering a parallel reality where their minds are not their own.

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This is the sacred Sanghyang Djaran. A classical Balinese performance, told through fire and trance dance. The barefoot horse man moves around and through a bonfire made from coconut husks, kicking and dancing in a state of trance.
I was excited to travel to Indonesia to explore it’s abundant greenery and beautiful environments… I never knew I’d stumble across something this magical.

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Edward Willett

Memory Jam

Published Jun 28, 2020 · 2,179 words (8 minutes) · 230 views

Fantasy young adult witches modern-day

Granny Noggin's kitchen is the best place in the world to be. You'd like to stay there forever...

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Holly Lyn Walrath

knick knack, knick knack

Published Apr 2, 2020 · 669 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 1 view

Fantasy Spirits ghosts Women witches Mothers and daughters Kodama Trees

Tree spirits watch over a young woman grieving from the loss of her mother.

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Trent Jamieson

Property Values

Published Mar 23, 2020 · 129 words (1 minute) · 1 like · 276 views

parenting witches Property Legs What are houses for if not to let things in? Paragraph Stories

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Elinor Caiman Sands

All Heaven in a Rage

Published Mar 13, 2020 · 1,344 words (5 minutes) · 449 views

Fantasy Humor cats birds witches ravens

What can possibly go wrong when two centuries-old witches, one who loves cats and one who loves birds, become neighbours in modern suburbia? First published in the T. Gene Davis Speculative Blog.

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KJ Kabza

The Bone Flute Quartet

Published Feb 29, 2020 · 4,565 words (17 minutes) · 458 views

Fantasy fairy tale dark fantasy secondary world fantasy witches coming of age

Bretchen yearns to become a witch, but the methods of training to become one are occult and closely-guarded secrets. But Bretchen's grandmother has a few ideas for where Bretchen can start, and with her help--and the disturbing pedigree behind her treasured bone flute--Bretchen goes on a quest to uncover the truth of how witches are made.

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Charlotte Platt

Actions

Published Jan 29, 2020 · 1,962 words (8 minutes) · 423 views

Fantasy Horror blood fire magic djinn violence Murder witches

A short companion piece of sorts to my previous story "Consequences", Actions is a tale about burning witches and how much trouble that can get you into.

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