Fantasy
The Princess Who Married a Shadow
They called her Selene — a princess born during an eclipse, her face half-lit, half-dark. Every suitor feared her curse, except one: a figure who visited her each night as dusk fell. He never spoke, never touched her, only danced in the moonlight — a shadow shaped like a man.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man, The Mountain, and The Climb
". . .He keeps climbing because stopping would mean surrendering everything he has built, every promise he swore to keep. The air thins as he ascends, and though he’s given everything—strength, time, conviction—the mountain gives little back. Once, it felt sacred to climb.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Chapters
The Real Little Mermaid Was Found in Denmark — And She Wasn’t Human
In 1834, a Danish fisherman named Lars Jensen recorded in his diary that he found “a maiden of the deep” tangled in his nets near Helsingør. She wasn’t beautiful — her skin was translucent, her eyes enormous, and her voice produced only a low, melodic hum that seemed to echo in his skull. The body was taken by a traveling scientist, who reportedly sent samples to Copenhagen University. Weeks later, the notes and the jar disappeared.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
