Daniel Johnson

Joined August 2021

14 stories

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Gen X singer-songwriter trying to be a better fiction writer.

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Sweet Tooth
The townsfolk said stay off the moors Don't risk the moonlight outdoors If he catches sight Of your campfire at night The werewolf will steal all your s'mores
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
The New Leader
The outside world was unknown to her, but she could see a glimpse of it through the window in his room. A small, two-pane window glowing with blue light in a dark, gray room. “Is…is this real?” said Joan. “Is that the outside?”
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Fiction
The Insatiable Furnace
Blue flame in my heart Must you burn up everything That gets inside you?
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Look Closer
Hiding in her eyes Just the thinnest veil of blue Swimming in the green
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Bluebird
Bluebird doesn't know That he's code for happiness His days can suck too
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Julie's Voice
Julie filled the halls Hair all red and voice all blue Songs igniting hearts
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Aglow
Mountain stands aglow In a gown of firs and snow Clouds a puffy crown
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Tortoise
They say this mountain Is really a huge tortoise That turned to stone here
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Poets
Saffi's Delve
“Why has Vaikal been placed under guard?” demanded Saffi as she stormed through the council chamber toward the arc of giant pedestals where the council members sat. Dragons weren’t easy to startle, but at least one of them nearly fell off his perch. Saffi was the only human living in the realm of the dragons, and she’d had to develop a strong voice just to be heard among them. And a strong resistance to the cold of the mountains. Dragons didn’t have much use for enclosed spaces, and the wool of her tunic didn’t offer much warmth under the open dome of the council chamber.
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Fiction
The Accidental Abduction
“Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say,” said Carl, stepping carefully through underbrush he and his buddy Melvin could barely see in the nighttime forest.
By Daniel Johnson3 years ago in Fiction
Coldness
“The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window.” “This had better be good, dork,” said Chip, folding his arms.
By Daniel Johnson4 years ago in Fiction
Luddick and Amalyn
“There weren’t always dragons in the valley,” said Esmer. “They migrated from the mountains in the far north when there wasn’t enough food left in their own land. And their food disappearing was no accident…”
By Daniel Johnson4 years ago in Fiction