The Collectors
The Collectors When the wind surges into a storm it is best to seek shelter. For with a storm comes the collectors. Half-woman half-bird creatures who hunt for prey in the storm. Their head and torso are that of a woman, they have wings instead of arms, talons instead of legs and feathers instead of […]
Dream
Dream “Did I ever tell you about the time I wandered into the realm of the fae? No? Perhaps I shouldn’t… Their world, their customs and their creatures are unlike anything we have. And words do not seem to quite fit. I wonder sometimes if that is part of their magic. Their allure and mystery, […]
Midsummer Night
Midsummer Night I hear you collect stories, stories of the otherworld. I have one, it is not long and elaborate, but it is real. I know it is real because it happened to me. So if you would indulge me for a moment, I will tell you what happened. It happened when I was a […]
Cosy Blanket
Cosy Blanket The fire is crackling quietly inside while the storm is roaring outside. The warm and joyful summer days are long gone. Now the Autumn King and Winter Queen have arrived. The days growing shorter and colder, so all the more reason to stay inside light the fire, make yourself a snack, a cup […]
I Spy…
The Lads Who Met The Trolls In The Hedale Wood Norway Once upon a time in the olden days there lived a poor old couple, tenants on a small farm up in Vaage in the Gudbrandsdale. They had many children, and two of the sons, who might be about half grown up, had always to tramp […]