Archive for August, 2008

Tale the Fiftieth

Once upon a time there was a girl who chased butterflies and saw pictures in the clouds. The girl lived with her father far from other children and so she spent much of her time in the quiet under the sky. She wasn’t at all lonely. She had never known friends her own age and [...]

Tale the Forty-Ninth

I’m standing in the courtyard preparing to go in to see the King of All. I’ve put on all my best clothes and brushed my hair til it shines. There are dozens of people in the courtyard with me, but I feel all alone in my nervousness. All alone but for the butterflies that have [...]