Story Vault

Chamomelia

It was a beautiful June day: the sun was shining, a light breeze ruffled the leaves of the tall oak trees in the backyard where Pearl sat in her wheelchair in the shade. Butterflies flitted about t...

Byzantine

It was a busy day in Constantinople. The Emperor was set to make a speech on the state of the empire to all of the surrounding kingdom. Constantine knew that Minervina, his mistress, was taking a l...

Atlantis

Imagine a civilization completely run by women; perhaps it’s an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It’s the most amazing place you could ever see, with white sand beaches, palm trees, beau...

Water

“I love my children, I love my children, I love my children,” Marian mumbled under her breath as she cleaned up the playroom for at least the fifth time today. She looked up at the clock. The littl...

Fire

Sharon was at a crossroads in her life. At 30 years old, she was tired of corporate investment banking, the insane hours and expectations, and general attitude of the people she worked with and the...

Earth

Dawn had been up since her namesake time, working hard in one of her gardens. Though she lived in a major urban city center, that had never stopped her from planting and growing. She’d always had a...

Air

Barbara woke up singing. That’s not an exaggeration; she literally woke up mid-song. This was not an unusual occurrence, however. Barbara, or Babs as she preferred to be called, carried the spirit ...

Aether

Rachel sifted through her closet and sighed dramatically. True, she was 16, so the dramatic sigh itself was not out of the ordinary, but stomping on the floor and throwing all her clothing and shoe...

Flame Rose (Chapter Three)

Madeline grew up with loving, doting parents and a witchy grandmother. Basically, she was living the dream. What a lucky girl! She even possessed the most incredible power: she could spin straw in...

Glass Rose (Chapter Two)

“No John, I know exactly what I want. The cabbage. From next door. I see it every day from the window; I overlook her garden and I drool. It all looks so luscious and green and healthy and shit, o...