Wickyorn Impossibly the sound of the croco echoed through the bookstore. Startlingly a man in a shimmering cape appeared. Wickyorn the wizard sliced the silence with his voice. “Don’t be afraid. The tree has released the croco as a baby. I will give it a place to live while I train it to be good.… Continue reading Wickyorn – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Villainy The coffee wasn’t steaming anymore, a large piece of chocolate sat beside the mug. One thing remained unanswered, how did Olivia know the operative? She heard the unspoken question, “all the chocolate bars and candy in the world were disappearing. Every night someone or something was purging stores, houses, and factories of these items… Continue reading Villainy – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
The Tree It sparkled in the moonlight, there was no stopping it. It signaled the end of a journey. The image of our dragonfly was lit up like jewels. The abdomen was vivid blues and greens like sapphires and emeralds. The exceptional sized wings shimmered throughout its webbing. Truly magnificent. Sadly we returned it to… Continue reading The Tree – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Surrounded The day passed. Darkness settled around the campfire; glowing orange and red sparks danced up from the flames. Suddenly the crackling fire was the only sound. All at once a triangle shaped head was silhouetted against the night and on the other side of us there appeared a man in a flowing cape. We… Continue reading Surrounded – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Racing We were all operating under a feeling that we were racing the shade operative. Quietly we slipped into the open sky section of the bookstore. The dragonfly shaped box had started to hum. We had no idea what the box contained, only that somehow it was going to save us from the croco. The… Continue reading Racing – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Quest It had been long search, but the first time Olive came here she knew it was special. She would return. The box of a burnt wood colour was set into the wall centered in a carved tree trunk like it was the heart of life for the branches it sprouted. A voice spoke telling… Continue reading Quest – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Premonition “It all began because mom was in the kitchen again. The rich smell of coco and nutmeg was slowly filling the house and that could only mean one thing.” Olivia swallowed like there was a lump in her throat. “I knew that she must have had a bad premonition, so I tapped into her… Continue reading Premonition – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Likeness I couldn’t stop it from stealing across my mind. I could almost feel the weight of the book and feel the glossy pages with Croco-panthera Onca scrolled across the top of the page. The list of facts flashing in my mind: – Bit powerful enough to pierce animal shells – Pre-historic – Swift on… Continue reading Likeness – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Hunt My eyes saw a profile moving across one of the exit points. Glitter saw it too and as the shadow filled the opening she grabbed my hand. Her decision about me solidified; I wasn’t a threat. She turned and ran dragging me behind her. Glancing back a complete darkness had fallen over the octagon… Continue reading Hunt – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Glitter Mesmerized by the steam from the mug a voice behind me broke the spell. I whipped around to find an ageless woman smiling with twinkling eyes. I stared up at her from my 5 foot vintage point noticing that her skin shimmered. She indicated the abandon coffee, “can’t find her, poof, gone!” It was… Continue reading Glitter – The Space Between Bookstore presented by A to Z 100 word stories
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 