Folksburywoods

“Well, I know it’s your job, but could you at least think of me and all the work? I mean, it will be Winter soon, and my workload will go through the roof,” pleaded Death. The giant sat thinking about what Death had said and offered a compromise, not wanting…

Whose woods these are, I do not know The sound of specters fills the air While horse and I dare not stare We must not dilly and certainly not dally For promises, we must keep And miles to go before we sleep So steady on and mind the path  There’s…

Come closer, friend, and I will tell you the mad hermit’s tale—no need to fear. I have already eaten today, so you are perfectly safe. Not long ago, a monk was sent to spread the word among the flock and be their shepherd in times of hardship. The folks liked…

It was a long time ago, longer than it seems, when the Airmen of Poosht ran with the wind atop Mt. Mignone. The airships were filled with the tastiest fruit, finest linen, and precious jewels each morning before the sun broke the horizon. When the breezes danced across the mountaintop,…

Morak stood atop the temple’s stairs, searching the horizon for a sign that the darkness had abated. For three hundred years, the keepers have hidden away in this mountaintop temple, hoping to remain undetected by the advancing hordes of the Dark Lord. Every morning, Morak would climb the steps and…

He was a fool. Just ask anyone. “That Thomas is a bigger fool than a fool’s fool,” the townsfolk would say. Thomas never said much but was polite and never got cross, so the villagers left him to be. Besides, who but a fool could they get to be the…

This story is not about a girl sent to visit an evil witch in the forest. It is about a girl who, like many of us, got lost while walking in the woods. Famia was her parents’ only child, born late in the marriage. When she was young, her parents…

For years, Anya made the pilgrimage to the Elder Tree. Now in her one-hundredth year, the matron wonders if this will be her final visit. As in previous years, she brings a flower to lay at its trunk after telling her wish. This year, however, brings a surprise, for when…

T’ain’t much a feller can do in these parts when leaves start to turn sept sit back and enjoy the colors. Me and the hound here gots us plenty of nuts and berries stored in holler trees so we won’t starve when the frost hits.  Time turns a little slower…

Millennia, their kind, have waited in darkness for the fall foretold by the elders. “Those who walk on two will consume themselves in avarice. Humans are not the top predators; that belongs to us,” whispered the beast as she glided silently through the night. Tonight would be just the beginning.…

“A penny for your thoughts, my deary,” said the creature as the girl passed. “Why should I give you anything, even for money? Anyone can see you’re up to no good, and I should stay clear of your kind,” snapped the girl. “Perhaps a potion then. I only wish to…

Mr. Tuttlesworth enjoyed gardening. It was all he ever talked about.  When the snow was barely off the ground, he and his dog Max were out preparing the soil for planting. If a late frost came, Mr. Tuttlesworth would cover his seedlings with blankets and place hot kettles of tea…