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Category: Short stories

  • The Hunt

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    Alex Brown
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    “Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.” So began Lewis Carroll’s, “Jabberwocky.” This short story retells the events of that poem… Read more in “The Hunt.”

  • The Man Who Thought He Was Don Quixote

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    I once met a man who thought he was Don Quixote. You know, the most famous of all knights-errant—a slayer of the dreadful windmills and hero to the common man. Read more in “The Man Who Thought He Was Don Quixote.”

  • The Changing of the Seasons

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    Alex Brown
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    Once there lived a girl with no name. A girl with no name who was found alone in a forest and raised by the Four Seasons. You know them—Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. That is how they are remembered. Always in that order. Winter is cold and lonely. Spring is young and impatient. Summer is…

  • The Young Star and the Old Knight

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    Alex Brown
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    Once, long ago, there lived a young star who fell from the sky she loved so much. This is the story of how she tried to find her way home again. Read more in “The Young Star and the Old Knight.”

  • It’s Halloween

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    Alex Brown
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    It’s Halloween night, and a young girl goes trick-or-treating with her older sister. But Halloween falls on a strange and eerie night, and our protagonists might be getting more than the candy they bargained for… Read more in “It’s Halloween.”

  • Jack’s Wonderful, Delightfully Strange, and Peculiarly Odd Day

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    Alex Brown
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    This is a story about a delightfully strange and extraordinarily odd day for a boy named Jack. His imagination takes him on wild adventures, and there’s no knowing where he’ll be at this story’s end. Read more in “Jack’s Wonderful, Delightfully Strange, and Peculiarly Odd Day.”

  • The Wishing Well

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    Alex Brown
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    This short story explores the thoughts and feelings of a wishing well (you read that right). It also examines what might happen if all the wishes wished at wishing wells came true. (Yikes, that was a lot of variations on the word “wish.”) Read more in “The Wishing Well.”

  • The Girl & the Dragon

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    Alex Brown
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    A father tells his kids a bedtime story, weaving a tale of a young girl and her dragon protector. The girl sets off to find her long-lost parents and makes a profound realization along the way… Read more in “The Girl & the Dragon.”

  • A Mask of Villainy

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    Alex Brown
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    Despite longing for sweet revenge, an evil villain, stripped of his powers, begrudgingly entertains children at a birthday party and a conversation with a lonely girl makes him question his true identity. Read more in “A Mask of Villainy.”

  • Charlotte & Mr. Fuzzy-Cuddles

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    Alex Brown
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    A young girl named Charlotte and her beloved companion, Mr. Fuzzy-Cuddles, share an inseparable bond. From being plucked off a dusty shelf by Charlotte’s grandma to becoming Charlotte’s loyal confidant, Mr. Fuzzy-Cuddles has been through it all. Read more in “Charlotte & Mr. Fuzzy-Cuddles.”