In the velvet-warmth of midsummer, a young princess awakens from a nightmare. Her gown of gold and fae-spun gossamer had frayed and become spotted with moss. Her crown of starlight and moon lilies had snagged her curls as thorns erupted from delicate twists of crystal. She stood before a faceless court in a ballroom filled with cacophonous laughter that caused her ears and heart to bleed. The princess creeps from her bed, down the cottage stairs, and out into a garden blooming full with the…Continue Reading “Dark Moon”

The tragic tale of Princess Penelope’s favourite tree. Lightning struck the rocky ridge as the sky flared white, the vicious colour of burning stars. Before the great owl could swallow down the next bolt, it struck her nest. Two of her three eggs she could save. The third turned to stone in the blazing heat of jagged fire. The storm passed by dawn. With feathers of ink and starlight, the owl swept over snow-dusted trees. Downwards her flight melted, down into the wretched, sacred valley…Continue Reading “The Feathered Willow”