Fantasy

Discovering a Forgotten Room
Sabrina never paid attention to the architecture of the bed and breakfast when she’d purchased it with a loan from the Coven. It was the size she needed for her business and she was fully focused on the actual running of that business.
By Reb Kreyling11 months ago in Fiction
Symbiotic: Chapter 11
The river was quiet. Stereotypically too quiet. Her [Danger Sense] told her it was a lie, a soft but constant drumbeat in her head. Something lived there. Something claimed the river as theirs. Something kept a jungle of predators from its waters.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)11 months ago in Fiction
Symbiotic: Chapter 10
Sara leaned against the base of the tree, the mist of spores from her robes glowing faintly in the dim morning light. She had been turning the numbers over in her mind since checking her status, trying to understand why her Mycorrhizal Network felt different, stronger, yet still limited. What determined its growth. Its abilities?
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)11 months ago in Fiction
Symbiotic: Chapter 9
Sara stood in the cave, focusing as she called into being new robes to protect her. Her first robe had already been reabsorbed into her fungal network, leaving her only in a torn shirt and pants, fabric shredded from claws, stone, & fire. She shivered slightly in the damp air, but her focus was absolute.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)11 months ago in Fiction
The Last Book Store
Have you ever felt the pull of a long forgotten or hidden place. A library, a crypt or a secret passage. Or perhaps you’ve glimpsed a mysterious figure in an old bookstore?
By Antoni De'Leon11 months ago in Fiction
We Were Reckoners
Prologue There weren't always dragons in the Valley. In the days after my mother's disappearance, before I left Ireland for Liathtrá, my world had been a simple place—cold, but uncomplicated.
By Call Me Les11 months ago in Fiction
The Forgotten Room
In our house, the hallway upstairs had a rule: Never touch the last door on the left. Mom never wrote it down, but the rule was solid as concrete. Holidays, birthdays, random Tuesdays - nobody went in. If a guest got lost looking for the bathroom and wandered too far, they were intercepted with a speed that suggested Olympic training and generational trauma.
By The Kind Quill11 months ago in Fiction
The Princess and Her Knight
The torches along the eastern corridor burned low, throwing long gold shadows across the cold stone floor. Princess Maeve walked quickly, her silk skirts whispering behind her like restless ghosts. She’d slipped from the council chamber before her mother noticed—another night of forced smiles, whispered alliances, and veiled reminders of her duty.
By Mae11 months ago in Fiction
The Night Postman Who Delivered Forgotten Hearts. AI-Generated.
The city was a mosaic of silence after midnight — windows dim, roads empty, and the sky stitched together with thin, patient stars. Most people slept. Most people dreamed.
By shakir hamid11 months ago in Fiction
'FRANKENSTEIN' - A LONELY SOUL (REVIEW)
In Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein", the monster created by anatomist Victor wants to be loved but is rejected. Guillermo del Toro is a director of the unusual, who always finds beauty in the soul behind the unusual appearance. From Hellboy, The Shape of Water to Pinocchio, the characters, whether demons, mermaids or wooden puppets, all have kind hearts. In Frankenstein, a project that has been cherished for more than two decades, the Mexican director returns to the world of science fiction stories, but this time delves into the tragedy between father and son, between creator and created creature.
By HieuDinh11 months ago in Fiction
Symbiotic: Chapter 8
[Quest Timer: 13:22 Remaining] “Thirteen and a half minutes? Not that I’m complaining, but should something else have attacked at 15 minute mark? Unless, maybe big boy here was a ‘Boss’ and so the last two timers are 10 minute timers? If so, I find myself less and less excited to see what shows up next!”, Sara Pondered to herself.
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)11 months ago in Fiction
Sara Bloom Character Sheet at the end of Chapter 7
Character Sheet: Sara Bloom Name: Sara Bloom Race: Mycorrhizal Affiliation: Mycorrhizal Network Max Network Size: 1000 Current Network Size: 216
By Canyon Cappola (TheNomad)11 months ago in Fiction