In the mystical village of Serenbrook, mirrors possess an otherworldly power, captivating the villagers with their enchanting allure. But as Aria delves into this enchantment, she unearths a veil of mystery and eerie happenings that shroud the village. Guided by the enigmatic Thalia, Aria sets out o...

This is a surreal satire about a young woman who is summoned to a new world. This was written as story planning for the prompt “Mirrors can't eat people” from the Community Magazine, but also serves as an ultra-short stand alone story. Beware this is a rather sharp satire on a sensitive topic....

With a spaceship crashed, the captain having most of his face gone, a crew of 60 missing and almost no chance of getting back to earth, the captain has a lot over his skull but with his robotic companion, ARG-05, this new purplish blue planet should be no match for the two of them but still the capt...

Mirrors can't eat people. This has always been an absolute truth, after all, they lack the biological mechanisms necessary to break down and digest organic matter. But what if there was no other conceivable explanation? Imagine a scenario where a series of gruesome murders are committed, and all evi...

Justin is shaken into a world of strife, monarchies... and rabbits. One such buck, Adius, is tasked with guiding Justin along a secure path and keeping him from harm in more ways than one....

In "Mirrorbound Adventures," an MMO rogue-like game, two lovers, separated by circumstances, can only meet in the harsh virtual world to earn a living. However, their lives take a surprising turn when they acquire a magical mirror with the help of a mysterious magician. This mirror grants them acces...

Omega Itachi has been found after years of captivity by an alpha who collects and abuses omegas. The Uchiha turn to Sakura, a healer and an alpha, to help their destroyed clan heir. Omegaverse...

Charles is a man in his twenties, who has gathered enough money on his own and through government assistance to open up a library. He's always loved reading and hopes that his library will be a spot for kids and more to find solace in books and literature. While at his grandpa's to get some things f...

Some men have demons inside them. Lou's stays in the mirror, stalking his wife.  It's at the doctor's office. It's in the bathroom at their assisted living apartment. It even chases the car when they go shopping.  It keeps getting closer. And as it does, he's having a harder and harder time rememb...

Far in the future, interstellar travel is made possible by bouncing light between "mirrors". Like with any complicated device, there are thousands of procedures and redundancies to make sure nothing goes wrong. ... Something went wrong. Written for the RR Magazine. Note: I didn't make the minimum w...

It's been three days since Irana's world shattered. Her life has become broken jagged pieces upon cold stone. Now alone, her only hopes at piecing everything back together is to reach the heart of Astralith, a realm where mages go to create copies of themselves; homunculi servants. Yet Irana doesn't...

A stranger takes Hatash, the village chief, into a strange and perilous journey where he will have to face dragons, trolls, ogres, and villainous elves. And while he struggles to survive, still he must solve the greatest riddle of all: who is the stranger? And is the stranger showing him all these t...

A fanfic for the Stray Cat Strut universe. A former soldier looking for a quiet life becomes a "Samurai," a Vanguard of Humanity to defend against the Antithesis invasions. Unwillingly thrust back into combat he must work with the new voice in his head, an AI who guides and enables him, to hold the ...

The man knew nothing. No idea who he was and what he knew. All he knew was that he was stuck in a place that shouldn't exist. A place of wonder, mystery and intrigue. Wondering who he was, the mystery of this place, and the intrigue containing within the mirrors. Mirrors may not be able to eat peop...

Csialeide is the old god of the forest of whispers but even she longs for companionship...

A man tells a story to a boy, of a mirror that was thought to eat people. "But mirrors can't eat people," the boy says. "Of course not," the man says, "it's just a story." This story is an entrant in the June 2023 Royal Road Magazine Contest....

Guy likes shooting. Now, he sucks. Then, a mirror lets him not suck... maybe. Deputy William was the best shot in the small town of Easy Breeze... until he found himself with an injury to his dominant hand. Now, without his greatest talent, William finds himself spiraling down into broken dreams and...

In this modern day fairy tale, a man gets lost in the woods - both inside and  outside his mind. This short story is a meeting point between dark folklore and mundane every day life....

Fun short fiction I made of Dagoth Ur being entirely incompetent when faced with a door locked by the nerevarine....

(Submission for RR Community Magazine)What do you do when the thing staring back at you in the mirror isn't someone or something you recognise?Mary's parents know that something is eating at their daughter. She's losing weight and confidence at an alarming rate. They want her to try therapy. Maybe t...