Magical Realism

The Weight of Stars
The TARDIS lurched sideways, and I grabbed the coral strut nearest to me, my knuckles white against the organic architecture. The time rotor wheezed and groaned above us, casting everything in that familiar golden light.
By Parsley Rose 4 months ago in Chapters
Iggy
Forward It’s been a long time, I think to myself as I sit at an empty table and begin to write. I hope I can still do it, I continue to ponder as I look up at the cloudy grey sky looking back at me with it’s vast emptiness and overclearing.
By Autumn 4 months ago in Chapters
Come to The Kelpie Pond
Introduction This is from a painting by Jaimie Whitbread shared by The Enchanted Booklet here: I have included a video of The Kelpies - Andy Scott's Equine Sculptures near Falkirk, Scotland, which nearly caused me to run off the road the first time I encountered them.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Chapters
The Girl Between Worlds
Chapter 1: The Crossing The shimmer between worlds felt like stepping through liquid starlight. Seven-year-old Kira pressed her small hands against the veil, her silver hair whipping around her face as the astral winds howled behind her. The Shadow Hunters' screams echoed through the crystalline spires of her home realm, growing closer with each heartbeat.
By Parsley Rose 4 months ago in Chapters
Keeper Of The Light
In times of darkness, she is always there. In good times, she is given time to rest because she is not needed, but when the land is under clouds of darkness, she comes from the land of Fae with her basket of light and hope.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Chapters
The Forest of the Forgotten
The morning mist clung to Nova like ghostly fingers as Amnity adjusted her canvas backpack for the third time in the last five minutes. Ellie could tell the cold morning air was already starting to get to her. It made her smile. as she checked the supplies in her bag one last time. Rope, check. Water, of course. A small knife, and her mirrors, in case they get stuck in a bind.
By Parsley Rose 4 months ago in Chapters
The Dream Guardian
Duncan had always been a vivid dreamer, but she'd never fallen through her bedroom floor before. One moment she was lying in bed, drifting off to sleep after a particularly exhausting day at the bookstore where she worked. The next, she was tumbling through swirling colors and impossible geometries, her stomach lurching as gravity became a suggestion rather than a rule.
By Parsley Rose 4 months ago in Chapters
Shooting Stars
Introduction Scott Bateman's art is magical, cute and inspirational, and you can find this wonderful artist on Facebook here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Chapters
The Glass Fairy
In the forest is a glass fairy. Some say it is a statue, a carving, but others tell a more sinister tale. They say she was a good fairy who helped everyone and looked after the forest and its creatures. One day, an evil vampire came upon the fairy and bit into its flesh, draining its blood and its soul, til all that was left was an outline of glass. The vampire left sated and was never seen again, but the fairy's glass remains were left in the depths of the forest as a warning, or a symbol of hope.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Chapters
The Cracked Pot
A water bearer in a small village carried two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole balanced across his shoulders. One pot was perfectly whole, while the other had a crack along its side.
By Albert Elias5 months ago in Chapters
The Chalkboard and the Dot
During a class, the professor walked in carrying a large blackboard with a single white chalk dot in the center. He held it up for everyone to see.
By Albert Elias5 months ago in Chapters
The Last Train Home
he station clock struck eleven, and the last train waited on the platform. Its headlights cut through the mist like watchful eyes, and the empty carriages hummed with a restless silence.
By Rowaid5 months ago in Chapters