by kingdompen | Jan 5, 2024 | Short Stories
By Savannah Jane McCrary “I’m hungry,” Jakob sighed. “I’m so tired of just bread and water.” He frowned at the dry crust of bread and tin cup of tepid water in his chapped hands, illuminated by the shaft of sunset light from the single barred...
by kingdompen | Nov 16, 2023 | Short Stories
By Noah Ballard Mining The Emeralds of Joy. The story. “Every day, I am going to die, I think.” Manny said, settling his dusty pickax over his shoulder. Milo, joy in his weathered,...
by kingdompen | Oct 18, 2023 | Short Stories
By Shira J. Rodriguez Author’s Note: I owe this story to my lovely friend E.K. Meyer (ofwitandwrittenwords.com). Some time ago, she posted a lovely painting by Filippo Palizzi titled “Over the Wall” and wrote a short dramatised prose version of the scene and what the...
by kingdompen | Sep 25, 2023 | Style
By Sarah Elizabeth SaxI’ll admit it. I can be a literary snob. My siblings especially hate this—I’ll look over the books they’re reading and criticize the prose. Ah, well, it’s the consequence of having a writer for a sister. Anyway, I love...
by kingdompen | Aug 18, 2023 | Short Stories
By A.B. Swinborne I was a daughter of the sun, ageless and ethereal. My very being was constructed from light, a light which I shone onto the edges of my world. A world I saw, but never touched. My rays reached them, giving...
