Story Vault

Arcadia

The land of milk and honey. The pastoral ideal. Utopia. These were the things he was searching for. He wasn’t asking for too much, was he? Probably, but he’d always had high ideals and aspirations,...

The Audacity

The Marchioness of Sparkinghamshire was aware that her way of living was no longer in fashion, but she was too old and set in her ways to change her minds or behaviors, thank you very much. She had...

Firelight

Your body wasn’t meant for the cold. When you were little, you’d lived in a tropical climate with warm weather year-round, and snow was only a mystical rumor, not a thing that pelted your home and ...

Golden Hour

Now, she was a proper star. Her life was dissected in columns big and small multiple times a week, and her filming schedule was grueling. She was the property of her studio, but she didn’t care. Th...

Night Witch

It was Halloween, Nina’s favorite holiday. She stepped out of the shower carefully, and wrapped her hair in an old cotton t-shirt. Her grandma had taught her this trick as a child. It was less dama...

It's All Science If You Write Down What Happened

“We have to hurry up! It’s almost dinner time, and she’ll ground me if I’m late again!” Tommy was frantically running across the lawn to his neighbor Johnny’s house. Johnny, Tommy, Ben, and Jake we...

Goblin Queen

Erabella sighed as her husband paced his bedchamber, searching everywhere and mumbling, “I just can’t find it!” She walked over and gently put her hand on his shoulder. “My love, please, you have s...

I'm Too Old For This Shit

Your alarm didn’t go off, again. Or maybe you slept through it. The point is, you’re now thirty minutes behind schedule, and your boss is going to pitch a fit if you’re late. You spring out of bed,...

Go Big or Go Home

Jane sighed with satisfaction, surveying the site. It was hard work being the only woman general contractor in the tri-state area. It was even harder when lower level employees doubted her work and...

I'm a Delicate Fucking Flower

It’s finally here: it’s ladies’ night. Well, really, it’s “OMG we’re finally all going to get together for a night out and it’s been like three years and life is hectic but dammit we’re doing som...