Alice’s excitement kept her awake until the early hours but she was still wide eyed in anticipation of her new role. The elders welcomed her into their cavern and huddled around her as she explained the cloth storybook. It took many months of carefully note taking to...
Too hesitant to ask what the King meant by his remark, Alice nodded and smiled. Totoran took Alice’s hand and led her away, calling back to his parents that they would join them later for supper. Escorting Alice along another passageway he turned into a splendid...
“Where is your planet? Can we see it from Earth?” “Firstly, in essence it is your planet as well, Alice. Secondly, it is further away than any super telescope can view. Unfortunately, our escape required we never return. We have no idea what fate our planet suffered...
Before Alice could ask their destination, Totoran began transitioning, she follow suit, shrugging and stretching into her Griffian form. Leaping from the bedroom window both winged forms soared into the early evening sky. Alice flew to one side of Totoran making note...
The following week, Alice asked hundreds of questions and tested out her claws and strong legs. Her eyes did not change to gold like her aunt's but her night vision was clearer than a humans. She did not have super strength like her uncle although she could snap thick...
Bernadette dragged Alice towards the Ferris wheel. Alice looked up and worried at being so high. She stopped and jarred her friends arm. "Oh, come on Alice its fun. You can see the whole valley from up there." Reluctantly Alice began walking again and gripped...
Alice breathed in the fresh spring air and looked upward through the tree branches where the sun glistened and danced through the leaves. The lane to her Aunt and Uncle's home was narrow and not suitable for vehicles. She wondered how her Aunt and Uncle managed to...
I began a 'short' story for children but somehow it is getting longer and longer. So I will post excerpts of it for your enjoyment and that of your children! Clickety Click Part 1 It’s eyes widened as it grew closer and closer to her face. Alice was paralyzed with...
There is a blending/blurring of genres taking place almost constantly. The latest is crime and fantasy - which by all accounts is not a new genre at all. See this link:...