Wizardness

Fantasy and Speculative Short Stories

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Welcome to Wizardness

I hope you enjoy my short stories

  • How to Become a Mountain Goddess

    She struck a pose as she thrust the head towards the sun. The head had been severed recently enough that blood still emptied out of the neck wound. That and she had wrapped it so the blood would stay in the head. The blood dripping added a lot to the effect.A cry came from the…

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  • Mountainfall

    Sam looked out the window. The mountain was on fire. The entire face of the mountain was ablaze. He was over 30 miles away but he could still see the smoke. He could smell the smoke. The worst part was that the trees would burn relatively quickly, the bigger problem was the coal fire burning…

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  • Out of Time

    Emily woke with a start. She shouldn’t have been sleeping. She glanced about. No one was looking her way. Though, none of the other students looked familiar. She scratched her neck. There was an odd bump there.The professor wasn’t in class yet. She glanced at the time. 3:45. She pulled out her phone. It was…

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  • Catch and Release

    Eric put down the rod. The fish just weren’t biting. Maybe he was just missing the nibbles. He reached down to grab the rod again, something whistled over his head. He dropped down to the ground and looked towards where the thing would have gone. There was an arrow quivering in a moss covered partially…

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  • Actions have Consequences

    She laughed at him. What an absurd thing to say. She laughed and gave him a dismissive wave. His face turned into a storm cloud, which caused her to laugh even harder. “Listen, dude. Fuck off.” She firmly stated. “I don’t need to ask your permission to exist.” She turned away before he could respond.…

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