An Enemy's Farewell: A Scarlet Pimpernel Story
Chauvelin started and rose from his chair when he heard the key turn in the lock, and he realised that it was time. He was to be taken to the guillotine like a common traitor,…
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A New Home
A NEW HOME By Amanda Pizzolatto (alias Aurora Mandeville) Word count: 1716 Rating: G Summary: An unhappy orphan finds a loving family The carriage rolled up to the gloomy castle as wave after wave crashed…
A Family Reunited: a Poldark Story
A FAMILY REUNITED: A POLDARK FAN-FICTION STORY By Monica Marinello Word count: 3843 Rating: PG Summary: An uplifting short story about the Poldark family Francis Poldark had entered Trenwith like a whirlwind. “Elizabeth! Elizabeth, where…
The Rhyming Little Mermaid
1 - Tales of Manfolk Once underneath the Mediterranean Sea There lived many people like you and me. But they were also unlike us too, These people who lived in the waters blue. They were…
My Duty Forbids It: The Historical Context of Professor Severus Snape
One of the first things that struck me about the character of Professor Severus Snape as portrayed by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter film series was how in sync it tended to be with…
Arthur Daigle: Interview
In 2012, Arthur Daigle published his first novel, a science fiction/fantasy work called William Bradshaw, King of the Goblins. He’s been hard at work writing and marketing his books for the past several years now,…
Winter Submissions Wanted…
Our Winter Issue of Ink and Fairydust will be based on the season and its many holidays, particularly Christmas and other solstice-based celebrations. We are looking for all types of works, including but not limited to… * Artwork…
After the ‘45
By Charles A. Coulombe Word Count: 365 Rating: PG Summary: A poem of the Jacobite rising The News came in from Glenfinnan Crag That Bonnie Prince Charlie had raised up his flag. Son Jamie came…
Something More: Fantasy Fiction as a Reflection of Truth
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity How many of us, on a…
What Remains Unspoken: A Fantastic Beasts Story
Notes: This story is just my exercise into what happened to the real Mr Percival Graves as that went unanswered in both the screenplay and film. Thus this little story was born. Here I speculate…