“But just because you can never reach it, doesn’t mean that it’s not worth looking for.”― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth Jamie had always wanted adventure, so when she heard of a magical treasure that could grant her any wish, she was already out the door. On her journey, she heard many different tales of the treasure. …
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The Fairy’s Kiss
“Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.”― Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron The fairy only asked for one payment, a kiss. Some were desperate and willing and thought nothing of her price. Others were weary, and still others she would appear to as a hag and test their …
The With and her Jars of Light
“Some people reflect light, some deflect it, you by some miracle, seem to collect it.”― Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves She had never gone to see the with before. Word around town was she was an old hag, and she would do anything... for a price. Kay wouldn't have gone if she hadn't been so desperate, …
The Book in the Hollow
I want the scissors to be sharpand the table perfectly levelwhen you cut me out of my lifeand paste me in that book you always carry.― Billy Collins, Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems Abby found the book stuffed into the hollow of a tree. At first it just seemed like someone's old notebook …
Accidental Magic
“In a way, her strangeness, her naiveté, her craving for the other half of her equation was the consequence of an idle imagination. Had she paints, or clay, or knew the discipline of the dance, or strings, had she anything to engage her tremendous curiosity and her gift for metaphor, she might have exchanged the …
Run Away Mage
“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders If Bernice could have it her way, she …
A Call for Help from the Shadows
“If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty.”― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows Her power went out and all she had were candles for the night. It was too early to go to sleep, and too dark to read, so she sat …
Prompt: Candle Magic
“My mother/ lights the first shaky candle, and sets it in my hands./ She turns to leave, and I am on my own./ I spend my whole life searching for candles./ Their flames burn bright, a million colors, shades of blues and yellows and fiery reds,/ and it is as though I am within the …
Prompt: The Forest’s Revenge
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants She was …
Writing Prompt: Dryads
“You are nothing but wilderness. No constraint. No mind." ― Toni Morrison, A Mercy At night, the plants come alive. Literally. They're dryads who hide during the day. If they are ever seen by human eyes, they'll be trapped in their human-esque form, unable to hide in the trees. They will still have some magic, but it …
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