by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Apr. 19, 2024) — Princess Adel rejected every suitor her father had brought her way. What’s worse is that the princess was vain and cruel, adding insults and mockery to those she refused. At last, a king was presented to her; he was a wise and good man, but the […]
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The Bringer of Light
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Apr. 12, 2024) — There once was a carefree rooster,Whose name was Chanticleer. With head held high he presided,O’er barnyard blithe and fair. With pride he would crow each morning,To call the sun to rise, Convinced it was his own doingWhich brought light to the eyes. Oh, Chanticleer, you little […]
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Perchance to Dream
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Apr. 5, 2024) — The sounds of noisemakers, laughter and shouting were nearly deafening in the village square. Little Theo’s heart raced with excitement as he pressed his way through the crowd. Looking up, it seemed he was drowning in a sea of bodies, covered with the colorful streamers and confetti […]
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Another Sunrise
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The Observer
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Mar. 23, 2024) — I heard yelling in the streets, another fight, I supposed. Or perhaps it was another prisoner, sentenced to death, being brought in. The crowd seemed unusually happy. Then again, the sight of someone else’s blood being shed has always attracted a crowd. But now the shouts […]
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The Lucky Irishman
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Mar. 15, 2024) — I had always considered myself a sensible man, with stores of knowledge o’erflowing my head. But something happened to challenge all my senses, including that which is common. It developed this way: my work had taken me abroad to the Emerald Isle. Using winding, unfamiliar rural […]
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Gerda’s Lament
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Mar. 13, 2024) — Little Gerda stood beside the riverbank, holding her new red shoes close to her chest. All the adults around her were convinced that Kay had drowned there. After all, it was the only practical explanation. He had last been seen out sledding. Upon searching for him, […]
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The Portal
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Mar. 2, 2024) — The doors swung open with beams of light and streams of flashing color.A smiling man reached out his hand and beckoned me, “Come hither.” Like piping Pan of long ago his music pulled me onward,Till the woes of earth seemed lost upon wings of a bluebird. […]
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How to Count Five
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The Cosmic Waltz
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Feb. 16, 2024) — Deep in the heart of the celestial woods, where human eye has yet to see,The stars collect and gather there to dance with symphony. Like flaming fairies shining white they move about the glade,Of multicolor foliage, with grace and unafraid. Oh, how the colors pulsate in […]
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A Dream of a Dream
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Feb. 10, 2024) — The princess silently stepped across the stardust-covered floor toward the wooden door, curious about the sound of the weaver’s loom on the other side. Slowly, she reached for the handle of the door and gently pushed it open. There, in the tower room, she saw a […]
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The Big Day
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Feb. 2, 2024) — Once upon a time, when people were superstitious and believed all kinds of fantastic stories, there lived a family of badgers named the Huffingtons. The family consisted of Papa Huffington, Mother Huffington, Pascal Huffington (the teenage son) and Barbara Huffington (the preteen daughter). The Huffingtons were […]
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The Monster
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It’s a Sign
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The Purpose
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Jan. 13, 2024) — Alessandra rapidly alternated the movement of her fingers, causing golden sparks to flicker from their tips while a similar phenomenon made its way up the translucent wings on her back, only to die away like a cooling ember. She dropped her hands to her sides with […]
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A Matter of Faith
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The Favored Letter
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Remembering – The Day We Met
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Dec. 15, 2023) — I laid my head on Helga’s shoulder and stared at a boy across the way within the circle of people who had gathered around my mother’s freshly covered grave. The parson had been talking for ever-so-long about things I didn’t fully understand. I only knew my […]
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A Christmas Spirit
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Dec. 8, 2023) — Squeals, followed by children’s laughter, shook Terence out of his trance. He straightened himself in the armchair as he surveyed his small group of friends huddled together in front of the fire. The telling of ghost stories at Christmastide was a tradition he dreaded since his […]
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