Fantasy

Beware of Women in Athleisure Wear. Content Warning.
They were thin and hungry when their (loving) father led them deep into the forest. Two days later, they're weary, dehydrated and thoroughly lost.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
A Storm Or A Siren
The world was mirrored and had been for days. In the sky, a pearl loomed. Its beautiful surface was dimpled with the most gorgeous flaws in the world. So mesmerizing a sailor could stare for hours on end and when he chose to look down, he'd see it again in the deep dark sea. Chris rocked on his heel and watched the stars flicker in the oceans steady waves. He tried not to think too hard on the shadows he swore he saw dart beneath the waves. He tried even harder not to think of the way his stomach churned with the ocean...
By Titania the Dreamweaver2 years ago in Fiction
Splice
The lights in the bar were low, the corner table dimmer than most due to a blown globe. A red-haired woman leaned forward, the large scar running down her face visible in the half-light now.
By Savannah K. Wilson2 years ago in Fiction
Davy Jones: the True, Untold Story . Runner-up in Overboard Challenge.
It was one cerulean sea day that Sinbad the Sailor, Blackbeard, Grace O’Malley and Davy Jones found themselves all aboard the same ship. Yes, against all the odds of fame, fortune, time and legend, they were all on said ship together. She was a beaut though, with massive sails billowing and caving to the four winds, a deck of cypress wood that shone in the sun as if never scuffed by the likes of boots and barrels.
By Kate Kastelberg 2 years ago in Fiction
Spirit Trafficking. Content Warning.
My jaw dropped upon seeing what was in the cargo hold. what I saw with my second sight was horrifying I covered my mouth with my hands, my glittery bangles jangling together were the only audible sound in that hold, but across the veil…. was a symphony of suffering that sounded like hell.
By Alicia Anspaugh2 years ago in Fiction
Wet Feet…
The cruise ship roared and rumbled like some giant best ready to consume us all. I took one final look at land, and then watched the waves carry us away. As the ship left port the strange realization that nothing would ever be the same hit me like a hurricane tearing a tree from its roots.
By Kenneth cruz2 years ago in Fiction
Overboard. Runner-up in Overboard Challenge.
Her hair smelled of the sea. A salty haze of an ocean ecosystem and an island breeze filled his nostrils, with every kiss he placed upon her neck. That was one of the things he loved most about her - she was totally at one with nature, unlike any woman he had ever been blessed to know. She seemed so present with him compared to the Europeans and fellow travelers he had crossed paths with in his time. There was a lack of "proper" civility in her that captivated him, knowing she didn't care for the shallow pleasantries of his modern world. He wasn't exactly the most civil of sailors himself, but she was wild, and unexplored. It reignited the adventurous spirit within that had already driven him so far across the globe. She was the compass that guided his joy. Like the primordial sea creatures in the darkest depths of the ocean's abyss, their love glowed in the moonlit night, secret and transcendent.
By Mama Magdalene2 years ago in Fiction
The Ballroom
The Ballroom D. A. Ratliff Is this place real?" Stephen asked as his sister led him into the empty ballroom. He spun, attempting to absorb every detail, fascinated by the ornate woodwork.
By D. A. Ratliff2 years ago in Fiction
Rook. Top Story - August 2024.
There had always been powers that were more accepted than others, and the world had never been kind to people it feared. Foolishly, Rook thought people would see beyond his power, but even his parents thought someone with mind control could never be trusted.
By Samantha Smith2 years ago in Fiction
**Drifting to Dawn**
The night had fallen heavily over the old cargo ship, *The Sable Horizon*. Jason lay sprawled across the deck, exhausted from a day of scavenging and repairs. The vessel had been his temporary refuge, a haven from the harsh world outside.
By Abbas2 years ago in Fiction
Fantasy Shorts: Deathly Doo-Dads
The gnome, a tinkerer as luck would have it, stood precariously at the head of his party as the stairwell rumbled. He fumbled with something in his hand as the party watched on in horror. They were all halted by a solid brick wall erected in an archway that blocked the bottom landing. The cleric looked over the gnome's shoulders while the rogue and the wizard stood at the rear watching the dungeon staircase fall step by step into a slowly growing dark abyss behind them.
By Ian Read2 years ago in Fiction
Rusalka. Runner-up in Overboard Challenge. Top Story - August 2024.
On this midsummer morning the lake is a sheet of silver under the rising sun and the air smells of lingonberries and wild roses. Water laps at the sides of Dima’s little boat as we glide across the lake, eyeing each other like two wolves circling a kill.
By Jean McKinney2 years ago in Fiction