“Who’s there?” Star called out while discretely wrapping her hand around a rock. It would not be much, but she had no other weapons available and a stone could crush a skull as well as anything else—albeit it took the right arm behind the rock, and Star was not sure if she had that [...]
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Adventures: Episode Fourteen
Posted in Adventures, tagged Adventures, choice, fairy tales on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Adventures: Episode Thirteen
Posted in Adventures, tagged choice, fairy tales on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The terrain became more and more similar to the meadow where she had met the creature (after the illusion had been stripped away). Star slowed Stew to a slow walk as even the dead grass disappeared, leaving swirling dust and small pebbles. What little grew here was oddly colored, as if sick or mutilated. Suddenly, [...]
Adventures: Episode Twelve
Posted in Adventures, tagged choice, fairy tales, magic on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star gathered up several armfuls of Maid’s Moss. She picked up Stew’s trailing reins and clucked softly, encouraging the mare to approach the fierce river. At first, Star would immerse a small amount of the moss, hold it underwater for a moment, and bring it up dripping and trebled in size. She used larger and [...]
Adventures: Episode Eleven
Posted in Adventures, tagged adventure, choice, fairy tales, magic on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The tracking charm led Star and Stew right up to the edge of the river and beckoned at the other side. The current rushed along, sloshing water up on the banks. Star dismounted slowly. She saw no signs of the ogres’ crossing. Dread bubbled up inside of her as she considered, again, what would [...]
Adventures: Episode Ten
Posted in Adventures, tagged Adventures, choice, fairy tales, magic on June 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The charm had been easy to reproduce. Star’s attention was directed…somewhere in the distance. Her mind flew ahead of her body and soared along the landscape. It ducked and twirled joyful and free, yet always intent on the destination. At first, Star feared that she had done something wrong–what if she [...]
Adventures: Episodes Nine
Posted in Adventures, tagged Adventures, choice on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star looked frantically about for someplace to hide or something with which she could defend herself. The trees in this area of the forest were too thin. There was not even a rock large enough for her to dive behind. Desperately, she grabbed a fallen branch and held the bludgeon menacingly back over one shoulder. [...]
Adventures: Episode Eight
Posted in Adventures, tagged adventure, choice on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star dug her fingernails into the sides of her head and screamed in pain, struggling to block out the awful voice. The creature’s face was so white that it was nearly green and had the shape of an inverted tear. Black robes hung upon it so that no other part of the creature was revealed, [...]
Adventures: Episode Seven
Posted in Adventures, tagged adventure, choice on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star looked about frantically and, with confusion, noticed that behind her the evidence of her quarry had also disappeared. The browns and yellows of the dead grasses were slowly brightening into the greens of spring and the gray and orange of the stormy sky grew blue and clear. Hearing the twittering of birds, she jerked [...]
Adventures: Episode Six
Posted in Adventures, tagged adventure, choice, fairy tales on March 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Star awoke in the early dawn curled between the roots of a great oak tree. The darkness had gotten so deep that it seemed to press in on her and the flame that lighted her path. She had thought that perhaps it was not the natural darkness of evening, but some charm or [...]
Adventures: Episode Five
Posted in Adventures, tagged choice, fairy tales, magic on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Star bit her lip, then began called for the old mare. “Stew! Stew!” She hollered until she was hoarse. It was no use. She would have to go on foot. The ogres had over an hour on her, but they would stop at dark. They may be mean and ugly, but they were also lazy. [...]
