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Tommy The Terror
Tommy "The Terror" Thompson, a freckled nine-year-old boy with a mischievous glint in his bright blue eyes, was a walking, talking,...
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Mar 31, 20256 min read


A Lost Man and A Wize Man
The midday sun beat down on John, baking the dust of the forgotten trail that snaked through the whispering pines. The air shimmered with...
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Mar 18, 20255 min read


Lines Between Science and Magic
The wind howled a mournful dirge through the skeletal remains of skyscrapers, a constant reminder of the cataclysm. eighty years. Eighty...
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Mar 15, 202523 min read


Sweet Tooth Vampire
Vlad wasn't your typical vampire. Sure, he had the pale skin, the aversion to sunlight, and the whole blood-drinking thing down pat. But...
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Mar 14, 20256 min read


The Pancake War
The air in the kitchen hung thick with flour and the sweet scent of maple syrup. Laughter echoed, punctuated by the sizzling of butter in...
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Mar 14, 20255 min read


Princess Jena and The Keepers of the Green Light
Princess Jena of the Jade Palace possessed a thirst for knowledge as deep as the emerald mines beneath her kingdom. Unlike her peers, who...
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Mar 13, 20258 min read


The Astral Plane Utopia
Dr. Alistair Humphrey was a man obsessed. His small, cluttered laboratory, tucked away in the forgotten corner of the university's...
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Feb 28, 202513 min read


A Leprechaun's Halloween
The air in the Emerald Glade crackled with discontent. The Great Leprechaun Council, a body as old as the hills and as stubborn as a...
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Feb 28, 20255 min read


Apocalypse To Haven
The hum was the first sign. A low, almost imperceptible thrumming that vibrated in the fillings of your teeth and made the hairs on the...
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Feb 26, 20259 min read


Flight of the Dragonfly
The desert wind whipped around Anya, stinging her cheeks with sand. Above, the sun beat down on the corrugated iron roof of her workshop,...
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Feb 26, 20256 min read


Knights of The Triangle Table
Sir Reginald, with his helmet slightly askew, Sir Bartholomew, whose armor always seemed a size too big, and Sir William, perpetually...
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Feb 25, 20256 min read


The Great National Potato Chip Day Crisis
The Great National Potato Chip Day Crisis of 2025 started, as most improbable disasters do, with a rogue chipmunk. Not just any chipmunk,...
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Feb 24, 20256 min read


St. Patrick's Day Quest
The Claddagh ring on Maeve’s finger felt warm against her skin, a tiny pulse mirroring the frantic beat of her heart. Today was St....
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Feb 24, 202510 min read


Ladybug Magic
The late afternoon sun dripped gold onto the sleepy town of Meadow Creek, painting the quaint houses and rolling hills in a warm,...
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Feb 23, 20255 min read


Swashbuckling Space Traders
The Flying Bucket, affectionately (or perhaps derisively) nicknamed by its crew, wasn't much to look at. A battered, patched-up...
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Feb 21, 202516 min read


The Fourth of July Dolphin
Way down deep in the sparkly blue ocean, lived a very special dolphin named Sparky. Sparky wasn't just any dolphin; he was born on the...
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Feb 20, 20254 min read


The Case of The Vanishing Banana Cream Pies
Barnaby, a young boy with a penchant for tiny trench coats, adjusted his magnifying glass. The case: Mom's prize-winning banana cream...
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Feb 20, 20256 min read


Easter Frogs
The swamp was a riot of green. Reeds poked skyward, adorned with nascent green shoots. Lily pads, still glistening with morning dew,...
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Feb 19, 20255 min read


Relativity
The flickering torchlight danced across dusty shelves crammed with forgotten artifacts. Leo, all nervous energy and a too-large t-shirt...
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Feb 19, 202512 min read


Hickory Digger The Christmas Squirrel
Hickory Digger, or Digger as everyone knew him, was a squirrel with an unusual obsession. He wasn't just fond of acorns and burying them...
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Feb 18, 20255 min read
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