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In the Hebrides, the Storyteller settles in at dusk to tell the ancient tale of the Blacksmith and the Stars. The Blacksmith and the Stars “Let me tell you an ancient tale.” The Storyteller, with the sun sinking behind her strikes up the familiar toll. In front of her is the natural amphitheatre carved from the headlands by the relentless …
Akycha falls through to a hidden cave, on an Alaskan mountain-top. There, she discovers ancient giants, a custodian and time distorted. Custodian of Giants Alaska. Mount Sanford. Akycha ignored her father’s strict instruction to wait for him at this safe, snowy platform while he trudged ahead into the thin air of the mountain peak. For years they had explored the …
She walks along Main Street, and shouts, but nobody answers, all avoid her gaze. What is the shame hidden within the townsfolk? Lost Voice She slithered down the filthy hill, scattering crushed cans and discarded ribs. She had lost her patience at last, the adrenaline of youth propelling her downwards. She had just woken up and stretched her ebony limbs. …
Every night, just before she went to bed, the little girl opened the secret drawer. Inside, the creature stirred: things were about to change. Another short fantasy story from Jake Jackson’s These Fantastic Worlds.