The Teacake Gazette - Fiction

Eleanor and Henry start their adventure together in this week's installment.

"I can't stop thinking about you." The words, penned in a strong yet elegant hand, sent a shiver down her spine.

Declan Turner's nightly walk to check his sheep turns into something sinister when he meets a supernatural entity on the path.

He unfolded a waxed paper to see a dried & pressed bloom of Sweet William. “For gallantry while you're in battle & for my devotion to you."

Eight-year-old Eliza Mae Whitaker was a pioneer girl—and a tired one. Her feet ached. Her hands were dirty, and her stomach rumbled...

The tinkling of crystal, polite laughter, and shrimp canapes surrounded Margot Finch as she sipped her sweet pink lemonade.

His mother was coming in with a large plate of gingerbread men. His mouth watered as the aroma of the warm spices filled the air.

Thick fog shifted and swirled between the walls of the large stone house. A weak sun was feebly attempting to shine through

"Sally," May scolded, landing lightly on the branch the squirrel stood on, its texture gnarled under her tiny feet...

The dark forest was silent, eerie, waiting...the creatures could sense what was coming - something vile, something older than time.