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A young jellyfish is unhappy with his current form and wishes to change himself...then begins to reconsider. Cover image from Pixabay.com Read More

Tags: fantasy, fable, myth, ocean, adult-fable

Book / Fantasy

June 06, 2022

Reads: 744

Comments: 3

The Booksie Classic House

This is NOT actually a book, just the chapter format fits very well to whta I am doing. To get to the discribtion this is a Imaginary mythology, by a made up group of people, who would have lived in modern day denmark and northern germany. Enjoy! Read More

Tags: fantasy, god, myth, speculation, world-building

Zoe is worried about her father, king Midas. He's at the Olympics to compete - but he's old and ill-prepared. Then she comes up with clever ways for him to use his power to even the score. Read More

Tags: myth, preteen, middle-grade, greek-myth

lora losing the last person she wanted to lose and there is nothing left for her in this world , but what she thought , was wrong and she is not alone Read More

Tags: love, myth, demons, legends

Short Story / Fantasy

April 12, 2022

Reads: 172

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

The framing of this story came from one of my many dreams, then I just filled in some details. Read More

Tags: god, myth, dream, twist, treachery

The Home We Seek is Within Us Read More

Tags: fantasy, knight, legend, myth, arthur

Book / Fantasy

January 27, 2022

Reads: 172

Comments: 2

The Fantasy House

A group of friends stumble upon a whole world adjacent to ours. Filled with magic, incredible wonders, Wizards, elves, dwarves, Witches and more. As they learn more about this beautiful and incredible world, they soon realize that their adventure has attracted something dark and sinister to their town. It is… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, myth, folklore

Short Story / Fantasy

December 21, 2021

Reads: 147

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A fairy-tale style short story about tempting luck. Read More

Tags: fantasy, myth, fairy-tale

Poem / Fantasy

December 03, 2021

Reads: 153

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Fun with the mind's eye or just pure madness. Read More

Tags: story, myth, imagination, visions, pictures

Not made by the hand of God. One bred to kill, the other searching for acceptance in a world where she does not belong. Read More

Tags: legend, myth, africa, superstition

Synopsis for Devil in Eden When the African night is at its darkest, he hunts the very men who hunt him. The killer hunts man, for man is the easiest prey of all. The term “Man Eater” is enough to strike fear into anyone and Piet Van Zyl finds himself… Read More

Tags: legend, myth, africa, superstition, man-eater

In the Kingdom of Athenysia, there lived a maiden who was very well-known for her notable beauty. Upon her wish to taste an everlasting love amidst all the rushing men who wishes to ask for her hand, will the heaven answer her prayers? This is a fictional short story. I… Read More

Tags: fiction, romance, myth, shortstory, lovestory

Short Story / Fantasy

May 19, 2021

Reads: 234

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Long time ago, there was a legend called the legend of the Phoenix. According to this legend, the Phoenix lives near Flammel Town and it has what mankind strive the most: immortality. Those who succeed in making the Phoenix do his/her bidding will gain its immortality and also an ally.… Read More

Tags: fantasy, adventure, myth, phoenix

Poem / Poetry

April 17, 2021

Reads: 153

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

this short poem was inspired by a book I am currently reading called " Fear: Understanding and accepting" by Osho, and it was really inspiring to find such a hidden gem. It really opened my eyes to many of my thoughts and beliefs and it definitely inspired me to write… Read More

Tags: reflection, myth, fear, toxic, negativity

Jenna and Gemma are soul glaive and elemental - a threat looms in the North and they must set out to stop it at all costs... Read More

Tags: magic, myth, action

In this story, a young orphan is bullied and homeless. She is accepted into a school, but that only makes matters worse. Will she be able to handle the stress and sorrows of life, or will she lash out? Read More

Tags: mythology, myth, short-story, volcanos

A mythical poem written from the perspective of a man who journeyed to the underworld to speak with Death herself. I wrote this as a way to process my own thoughts about death and dying. Read More

Tags: death, life, myth, gods, underworld

Short Story / Fantasy

March 02, 2021

Reads: 245

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

The Review Chain House

A navigator always guides their passengers through the Labyrinth, but that is all they do. Read More

Tags: fantasy, death, myth, labyrinth, ariadne

Even though I often write of The Vampire, which fraternity I know intimately, I have forgotten why roses are a problem for them! Oh, well, I composed this in 1986, when I was young, beautiful and thought I was SUCH a genius of a writer! Woe betide me! Read More

Tags: vampire, myth, rose

A myth on the dreamcatcher (which my profile is named after)! Read More

Tags: myth, dream, catcher

Cover image: Solen Feyissa on Unsplash. Read More

Tags: myth, discovery, rainbow

Short Story / Flash Fiction

September 25, 2020

Reads: 353

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

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Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: murder, legend, myth

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: myth, bridge, water, rumor

leno was the god of solitude. elias was of grief. their adamant attraction with each other forebodes death from one of them. will they run away from each other or will they not let death get in between them? Read More

Tags: friendship, mythology, myth

Short Story / Fantasy

April 29, 2020

Reads: 516

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A retelling of the story of Medusa. Except this time, Medusa dosen't die. Read More

Tags: romance, greek, myth, medusa, peseus

Book / Fantasy

April 17, 2020

Reads: 437

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Peter an unsuspecting kid is dragged into a war between worlds, he must find his destiny and put a stop to the destruction of all life on earth. Read More

Tags: fiction, world, story, hero, myth

Book / Fantasy

April 11, 2020

Reads: 345

Shelves: 1

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SMILE CHANGES EVERYTHING CAN IT EVEN TURN THE WORLD INTO MAGIC READ TO EXPLORE Read More

Tags: magic, myth, culture, spell

A reimagining of the Greek story of Pygmalion, a sculptor who falls in love with his sculpture, which is then brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite. In this version, Pygmalion is a female artist, and the statue, named Galatea, reflects in her own mind about how much she wants… Read More

Tags: romance, poetry, lesbian, myth, prose

Book / Fantasy

August 03, 2019

Reads: 110

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

People assumed in the future, we'd have flying cars and holograms. We picture a bleak society with a very simplistic view, but they weren't right. In the year 2063, the human population is faced with a problem no one predicted. The creatures that people didn't believe in, the things we… Read More

Tags: mythology, myth, apocalypse

A poem from my collection that I wrote in 1995 that partly describes the spiritual journey I've been taking. Read More

Tags: nature, myth, new-age

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