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The Ladder

Who put the ladder there? I’d like to know. * But there the apple and there the tree And there the child, who looks at me. *

May you finally discover who’s laying all those chocolate eggs … or something better. Remembering the God who makes the impossible possible, and the joy of His rising, this day and every day–Happy Easter!

The Small Dog on Ageing…

Originally posted on The Small Dog:
? She fell on her face and she looked none too happy… And recently she seems to feel pretty crappy… Most mornings, I hear her, when rising from bed, And where once she’d be singing, she’s groaning instead. * Now me, I can sympathise, getting no younger, I still…

The Green Wood Door

Originally posted on WALLIE'S WENTLETRAP:
There are lots of doors. Writing is a door. Art is a door. One of the facets of creative work that has always fascinated me most is the ability to inspire creation. When you see really compelling artwork, you don’t just see a 2D image–you see a story–and that…

“Happy Bubbles”

Originally posted on azariahkribbs.com:
If you happen to have a little one around who likes dragons, here’s a little Christmas present they might enjoy. “Happy Bubbles,” a fantasy (very) short movie. Hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas. (Made with Blender, by the way.) ?

“There Will Never Be Any More Solken Wine” Is Now Available

Originally posted on azariahkribbs.com:
Somehow, the title of this post sounds contradictory. The short fantasy adventure “There Will Never Be Any More Solken Wine” has just been published in the October 2018 edition of Alban Lake Publishing’s Outposts of Beyond. A warm drink to stave off the coming autumn chill. Liquid music for readers who…

Mermaids and Ceiling Fans

Mermaids and Ceiling Fans (160 Words) The ceiling fan wasn’t working and Jake was telling one of his interminable stories. There was no doubt he’d done a lot of traveling and adventuring in his day, but I’d never seen anyone so eager to flaunt it in the most unbelievable way. “With all that seaweed wrappedContinue reading “Mermaids and Ceiling Fans”

Dancing on a High Wire

Dancing on a High Wire (144 Words) Maybe it was a mistake. But Chloe had been walking on a tightrope her whole life. Her parents’ kingdom prized that kind of elegant toe-stepping, and of all her siblings Chloe was the most skilled. Now she was walking that familiar “wire” again to familiar music. But itContinue reading “Dancing on a High Wire”

Holding a Star

Holding a Star (162 Words) There are times when fairies steal humans away, either for the short term or forever. This visit, hasty as it was, had been planned for two years. “Hold it tight,” said the fairy woman anxiously. “Don’t drop it!” The man with her was already fumbling his star. Not for theContinue reading “Holding a Star”

Dinosaur Detective

It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. Why the Imp and I had decided to draw Sherlock Holmes as a dinosaur beggared all explanation. He wasn’t even wearing a deerstalker. Oh yeah. Believe it or not, this dinosaur was inspired by Sherlock Holmes.