She poured love into her fish. She sat beside the tank and admired their scales, and confided in them the wins and woes of her day. They were patient listeners,…
A sparkling catsoul hovered in space beneath the burning gaze of the Cosmic Eyes. ‘Will they be kind to me, on Earth?’ SOME, replied the Cosmic Eyes. ‘And the child…
They sat together in the pouring rain. Water bounced from the scales of the woman’s tail, dripping from her elaborate fins. The other crossed their legs and tipped their ashen…
The village of Rotusk had a rat problem, but the baker didn’t see it that way. Every year, the rats had been getting bigger. First the size of cats, then…
‘So you’re some kind of selkie?’ she asked casually, toying with her hair. The other woman shrugged. ‘Something like that.’ She swung the rippling hide cloak around her shoulders as…
‘What the hell is this?’ he asked, holding the little creature at arm’s length. ‘Gnaaah!!’ it yelled. Its fur boiled with shadows and its eyes were like cut rubies. It…
She sang to herself in the shade beneath a lone meadow tree, knitting needles clicking busily. Insects buzzed around the flowers, masking the voices of her unseen watchers. ‘Her voice…
She ought to kill it. A shroomling. Fox-like with a body of gnarled, animated dead wood. Back covered in a bright, ominous carpet of mushroom caps. Hollow eyes with points…
‘If you release me, I will grant you a wish,’ said the fish to the fisher. The fisher shook their head. ‘No wish necessary.’ They slid the fish back into…
The huntress froze, bowstring taut, arrow fletching pressed against her cheek. The forest had eyes. As she watched, the mossy hill stood up. The woody shrubs became antlers. The moss…