Category: Fiction
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The Clearing
© Johannes Evans 2019 The brook babbled quietly, the water flowing with an almost musical tinkle of sound. It complimented the gentle rustle of leaves above, as well as the pretty song of the closest birds. It fed into a large pond, clear and clean. At its side there was little plant life, though on the…
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Stormy Seas
Only when it was stormy would she appear. On bright days with clear skies, she was nowhere to be found nor seen, even when wind whipped over the ocean surface, ’til it was a roiling mess of white. But when the clouds grew dark and the sky went grey, she appeared as if she’d risen…
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The Lighthouse
Johannes Evans © 2019 Routine was the most important thing. He’d maintained the lighthouse for years upon years now, and had grown comfortable in his habits. It made things easier, simpler. The lighthouse was his life. Mornings were simple. Before breakfast he would check the lighthouse, turn off the bulb as the morning sun grew brighter.…
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The Shepherd
© Johannes Evans 2019 “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight.” It is late. It seems it has been late for a very long time — but then, is time stretched when one is lost? Are not all people lost, at one time or another? And when one is lost, does time pass slower, or has the warm summer…
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Youth Inquisitive
Buran Highfield detail. Artist credit Marina @ vermilion_shade. Fantasy. Vizma Riorda, a priest devoted to Oghma, a god of knowledge and truth, meets a young thief who does not lie. The market in the centre of Merryweather was, as ever, bustling. Crowds milled about the stalls in the square, where travelling merchants had set up…
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The Hive
Category: F/F, Category: Gen, Character: Hamish MacKinnon, Character: Kaito Kuroda, Character: Velma Kuroda, Rating: T, Setting: Chesterton-Burnleigh, Setting: Modern Day | 2020s, Theme: Abusive Relationships, Theme: Arranged Marriages & Betrothals, Theme: Autism & ADHD, Theme: Bookshops & Antique Stores, Theme: Demons & Demonology, Theme: Enchantment & Enchanted Objects, Theme: Fae & Faeries, Theme: Family Dynamics, Theme: Insects & Entomology, Theme: Mages & Sorcerers & Witches, Theme: Magic & Powers, Theme: Parenthood, Theme: Prophecy & Fortune-Telling, Theme: Telepathy & Mind-Reading, Theme: Weddings & Marriages, Theme: Women Who Love Women | Lesbianism, World: Magic BeholdenVelma Kuroda, specialist in haunted and enchanted objects, comes to evaluate the unusual estate left behind by a witch and demonologist. Content warnings: references to & implications of forced marriage; swarming insect(-like creature)s It had been raining since four o’clock in the morning, when Andrea had gotten the kids up and out of bed. She’d…
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The Pilot
Category: Gen, Character: Hamish MacKinnon, Character: Velma Kuroda, Rating: T, Setting: Modern Day | 2020s, Setting: Nottingham, Theme: Enchantment & Enchanted Objects, Theme: Fae & Faeries, Theme: Ghosts & Necromancy, Theme: Grief & Loss, Theme: Men Who Love Men | Homosexuality, Theme: Pilots & Flight Crew, Theme: Pixies & Brownies & Small Fae, World: Magic BeholdenA specialist in magical antiques, Velma Kuroda, is called out to help a grieving captain with the ghost of his partner. Content warnings: funerals, grief © Johannes Evans 2018 The chapel was tightly packed. The pews were all full, a sea of people dressed in black, and Guy felt awkward as he stood up at the…
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The Photographer
© Johannes Evans 2019 He had seen much, in his time. He had seen a million sunsets, a hundred thousand ancient oaks, pretty women uncountible, and so much more. And, of course, he had captured each on film. He liked boats. He always had: he loved the slight rock of one in the water, loved the…