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Tiny Tales

my eccentric thoughts in story form

Lake Politics

Spring has certainly sprung here in Southern Va. Flowers are blooming, and life is everywhere. I walked down to the lake the other day, and who did I see but Sir Griswold and Manfreedy. Sir Griswold is the goose standing there looking so suave and sophisticated. Manfreedy is, well, his man. I know; in this day and age, you’d think we’d be beyond things like having manservants. What can I say…

When Wizard Practice Goes Wrong

This is the home of a wizard; well, it was before he blew it up anyway. You see, wizards aren’t born knowing everything. They have to learn just like the rest of us. This particular wizard happened to be a recent graduate from Wizard Tech. He had excellent grades in spell rhyming but just barely squeaked by in chemical transformations. In fact, I happen to know he only passed because a squirrel friend…

A Seaside Fairytale

Do magical folk live by the sea? Of course, they do. I found proof while walking along the shoreline. See the pictures? Obviously, it’s an abandoned fairy castle. Once, years ago, when humans were just starting to build towns and cities, the fairies ruled the earth. The castle remnants you see here were far out in the sea, where no human would ever have ventured. Here the king of the entire ocean lived…

A Morning With Sir Thaddeus Toad

This little fellow spent the morning sitting outside our side door. He very kindly let the children express their excitement without seeming the least bit disturbed. We have dubbed him Thaddeus. Sir Thaddeus Toad, Esq. to be exact. I can tell by his looks that he is of the intellectual sort. If you zoom in, you can see he has a slightly annoyed look. I’m quite sure it has no connection with the…

A Conversation with Reginald the Snake

My family and I recently came back from a short vacation in the mountains. The house we stayed at was evidently the property of the fellow in the picture here. Every morning he slithered out of his hole at the end of the porch and settled down for a leisurely afternoon basking in the sun.  I’m sorry you can’t see him better. I just couldn’t bring myself to getting any closer. I…