Under the Big Top

Lyra’s head snapped up, her eyes, usually so veiled, flashing with a desperate hope. She moved to the bars, her fingers clutching them, knuckles white. “They… they bought me,”

Harold listened intently, his expression serious. “Those townies are all bluster. But you gotta be careful. Don’t give them the satisfaction of seeing you scared.” He then grinned, his eyes twinkling. “Though I gotta admit, using Maharani as backup was a stroke of genius!”

One of those? You never raised a red tent.

He was 15 when the circus rolled into town one crisp, autumn day. For a week the townsfolk patronized The Greatest Show on Earth...

Alina and Dr. Rigby's happy conclusion.

Alina and Dr. Rigby both make wishes. Will they come true?

Will Dr. Rigby be allowed to court Alina, or will Matthias ruin her chances? Find out in this week's installment.

Alina finds Dr. Nathaniel Rigby's kindness something she's longed for her whole life.

Three crows sat on the dusty fairway outside of our caravan....I felt my burgeoning middle and felt the sense of panic again.

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

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