By Manelle Oliphant I should have expected Bill the Cat to be dead. That’s the kind of day, no, month… no, year I was having. Today, they’d posted the soccer tryout results, and I didn’t make the team. I thought … Read More
Zoo Daydreams On birthdays Mom lets us kids, that’s my brother and me, choose to do a fun activity, or have a party, but we can’t choose both. Last year when I turned eleven, I decided to go on … Read More
Support Tales Fantastic on Patreon to download this story as an eBook A Short Story By Manelle Oliphant I wove my way through the entranced crowd. “Entranced” is what Mr. Marlowe called their state of mind at this point in … Read More
Support Tales Fantastic on Patreon to download this story as an eBook Rumpelstiltskin’s Downfall By Manelle Oliphant Rumpelstiltskin scowled at his glass, empty, except for the froth clinging to the corners. He grunted and threw a coin … Read More
Support Tales Fantastic on Patreon to download this story as an eBook A Break is Worth 1000 Hours By Manelle Oliphant Chervil stared at the piles of notes on his desk. The solution was there. He just had to find … Read More