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Tanya HumphreysZoyd RadburyKyl Stories 04-07

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  • April Fool the Cat
  • Outside
  • The Brave Lad & The Chef
  • The Lonely Prince
  • April Fool the Cat

    April stalked the village streets by night and early morning, her ebony coat made her all but invisible. You only saw her when her eyes glowed in ambient light. Or when she was up to no good. The closer it got to midnight, the stronger her powers became.On this particular night of March 31st, April padded carefully along the top of a fence, picking her way along like a wicked black ballerina. When she smiled, her deadly canines shone in the moonlight. Her long snakelike tail twitched at the tip, acting as her rudder, steering her on course…“Hold up. Hold up.” She turned abruptly to the mouse ...dLUone door

    Outside

    I don’t know how long I watched myself sleep that night. My face looked different than it did in the mirror. I can’t say in what way, it just did. I wondered what I was dreaming about. Probably the usual stuff. I didn’t wonder why I was floating a few feet above my own body. Not for a while at least. I can’t say how long. There I was, dreaming, probably about struggling to put on a pair of socks. The socks thing is a surprisingly common motif in my dreams. I never have much trouble putting them on in the waking world. I struggle with a lot of things in the waking world, just not socks.When I d...dLUone door

    The Brave Lad & The Chef

    “Eat every single dish that you find across the lands, and you will surely find that these chef’s two hands. Make better than any elf, dwarf, or human chef of expertise The yummiest and most delicious sandwich of gooey grilled cheese!”‘Twas the boasting of the great and prideful orcish chef.Across these wild lands, they all say he is the best.But the brave little lad had no spare time to lend an ear,for a quest he was pursuing and off-track, he would not veer.For the land that he came from, his hometown was at stake. He mustn’t dawdle one moment. He couldn’t afford one mistake.But this chef bl..www.onedoor.cc.dLUone door

    The Lonely Prince

    “Jade, are you ready for Mommy to read you a bedtime story?”“Yes, Mommy,” I ran in with my blankie and Mr. Teddy.“Sit in Mommy’s lap.” She patted her leg and I hopped on. “Oof! That’s my widdle boy!” She kissed my head.I giggled.She picked the book up.“The Lonely Prince.”“Ooh!” I said, cuddling up.She opened it to the first page. “Once upon a time, there was a prince named Prince Panini Head.”“That’s a silly name. Panini Head!”“Yes, sweetheart. And he was very lonely because he lived all alone in his castle.”“Where was his mommy and daddy?”“They were fighting dragons, far away.”“Oh.”“Anyway, t...dLUone door

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