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Flash Fiction #569 -- Pixie Myths/2

 Before the Pixies had wings, they always argued with the bunnies.   They disagreed over who got a stand of clover or a fallen fruit.  If they met in an immense field, they'd argue over a tiny piece of it.Then the big rain came, and flood waters began to rise. The bunnies rushed to high ground, herding the small ones ahead of them.The pixies grabbed the bunnies and took them to safety, sometimes

Flash Fiction #568 -- Pixie Myths/1

 Once upon a time, the magical butterfly people lived at the top of the cherry tree in the Garden of Avalon. Their wings glittered in the night, and the pixies loved to watch the pretty creatures dance in the air around the tree. In the summer, the butterfly people would even drop lush cherries down to those on the ground.When the cherry tree grew old, the pixies gathered all the seeds to grow an

Flash Fiction # 567 -- Chatter

 Being able to talk to animals and have them answer isn't a great joy. This is no Doolittle world, and the animals are rarely polite little Thumper-bunnies or even wise and crafty foxes.And the constant chatter! By the gods of every world and realm, if they would just shut up for five minutes --But then, when they do fall silent,  it is the most freaking scary thing you can imagine.  I stopped in

Flash Fiction # 566 -- Guild of the Solar Queen

    The members of the guild took the news in silence. That was not to say they were happy -- just not surprised. The Guild of the Solstice Queen had survived when all the other guilds of even middling power had been disbanded over the last four years. The GSQ, one hundred strong, had remained quiet within their temple. Their magic was powerful but rarely used. The Dark King had no reason to move

Flash Fiction #565 -- Neko/10 (end)

 Of course, the chain caught on something.They both worked their way down closer to the water, although neither was interested in getting wet. Still, they tried to work the chain free. It was obvious neither trusted the apparent lack of magic in the area.Dorian joined them."Just curious what is going on," Dorian said. "Since you two aren't sending up reports. Oh, that must be it.""Caught on the

Flash Fiction # 564 -- Neko/9

 Maude was trying to say something, but Neko had done severe damage to her vocal cords. He only realized it when he looked up and saw her trying to force out words -- a curse, no doubt, from the red glow of her eyes."Ha!" Neko exclaimed and backed away. He thought he shouldn't be so gleeful, but maybe that was his cat nature coming back, like rolling in the dirt."She cannot say magic now," their

Flash Fiction #563: Neko/8

 Then Neko fell over."Neko!" Colin cried in surprise.And the cat rolled around in the dirt.Colin had rushed forward and stopped short of grabbing him up.  "Dirt!" Neko shouted. "Mud! Stars! Oh, and ogres coming back. They don't look happy."Colin looked over to where a surge of figures rushed their way. An ogre, still standing by the door, went to meet them. Darion went with them and then darted

Flash Fiction #562 -- Neko/7

 Colin came in the door, and Neko looked up. He had been sitting morosely on the counter for some time, and now he sat up straighter and winced even at that movement."I'm tired," Neko said, and he didn't dare try to stretch. "I'm going to my room and sleep.""Haven't you wondered why Maude was so interested in finding you?" Colin asked.Neko took a little more interest. "I thought it strange.""When

Flash Fiction #561/6

 Neko slipped past the books; a little Yeats for magic and a bit of Poe for terror. He wasn't sure how he kept to his feet as he moved out into the open. She neither heard nor sensed him, and for a moment, Neko thought he might escape.But then he saw how she reached for Colin with fire in her hand. Colin had been his best hope in centuries to escape this curse. But even if he hadn't been, Colin

Flash Fiction #560 -- Neko/5

 Neko let the fae sort out who guarded where. Clara took the upstairs and called the pixies to go up with her to watch at windows. Neko wasn't sure he would have trusted such bunny-brained little creatures, but he was glad enough to have them out from underfoot. Eric covered the back of the building. That left Colin, Darion, and Neko out front, where the attention of the ogres was mostly focused.