These are just some short stories about struggles of many kinds faced by people. Some of these stories may get follow-ups, but most of them are stand-alone that anyone can read and digest....

In Kanne's tribe, what separates adults from children is owning and mastering the N'Kele -- a strange item that allows one to see through time. And yet, as Kanne is about to find out, not all N'Keles are created the same. What to expect: A soft Science-Fiction short story with a fantasy feel. For mo...

Lisa, a introverted Game designer, finds her world upended by Luka, a free-spirited traveler with eyes that hold distant horizons. Stolen moments turn into shared journeys. Their connection deepens as they peel back layers, each revealing a hidden vulnerability beneath the surface. Just as love bloo...

Aine is on her way to a nursing home placement when her granddaughter gives her a toy goblin, but SETI has other ideas. [Participant in the June 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest]...

A reluctant leader of the city guard enters into a pact to take down a smuggling operation. Written to participate in the June 2024 writing contest: Goblins and Grandmas....

Deep under a world conquered by humanity, the goblins live in hiding. Once one of the proud magical races that inhabited our world, now completely displaced since the descent of Humanity from the Towers of the Gods. Mama Grimal used to be a great goblin hero, an example of skill and wit, but now, sh...

When my Dad shipped me off to my Granny Liadan, who lives in the woods, I expected her to be the one to answer my knock at the door. You can imagine my surprise when a goblin in a pink dress calmly opened the door. Entry for the Royal Road Community Magazine: June 2024 Edition....

Short Story for Royal Road Community Magazine June 2024 Lacey's only desire is to save her grandmother, but how far will she go into the realms of delusions to succeed?  Real or Unreal, she'll have to follow the White Wolf, discover her heritage, and come to terms with whether to believe it all or n...

One of the last human bastions of freedom, a once peaceful mining village is under goblin siege. An unlikely band of heroes form a desperate plan for the salvation of the village and the repulsion of goblin threat - but they will need to seek the services of the Spider, a mysterious Woman of the Woo...

Christmas is a time of joy and happiness. People gift their loved ones and celebrate together to commemorate the day. It is believed that Santa Claus delivers toys to the kids on Christmas. Another…..peculiar figure also appears during Christmas. Mutant goblins cause havoc every year during the time...

Eight-year-old Stella Wolfe lives in a world where extraordinary magic is ordinary. But her life is far from a fairy tale. With skin that can heal from any injury, Stella always looks like the perfect daughter. But appearances can be deceiving, and even her visions of the future can’t guarantee her ...

Blind Lovers is a story about Emilia, CEO of Horizon Enterprises, trying to gain information from her rival company to get the biggest deals and buy all the talents so that they could expand on her rival company's expertise while trying to maintain a partnership, but there is a huge operative named ...

Barbara Jollymont did not fancy herself as a general, but now she has no choice. After a routine walk around Sunny Hill Retirement Home results in her defeating a crazed green monster, Barb must lead her platoon of Grandmas to victory against a Goblin Invasion. They've got magical gardening equipmen...

Briar, Briar, you old liar. You led us down this path. Expect: Goblins and bread.Grandmothers and magic.Some dark undercurrents, but overall an optimistic story.Death but not despair.A self contained short tale, from start to conclusion. Participating in Royal Road community magazine, June 2024...

Zroz hated his teammates for their greed, stupidity, and sadism. He also hated the forest. And he hated scouting.  Nothing good ever happened to goblins scouting.  When Zroz and his teammates found an old woman and her hunting dog, Zroz didn't share his teammates' enthusiasm. Call him a pessimist, b...

A collection of short stories, novellas, poems, and assorted tidbits....

Matriarch Zara of the Skeletal Grove has acquired all she wished for, but now her grove is under attack, and an opportunity arrises. While the rest of her coven rushes to the grove's defence, Zara prepares to start a new life with her goblin child. But her past is determined to follow her.  A Royal...

Livia has retired. No more adventures for her.Now, she wants to enjoy life, alongside her children and grandchildren.Alas, duty calls once again.The Arlos Kingdom needs her, even though she herself is not the Herald of Light. Even though she has just turned 65 years old.A new threat has appeared: th...

Once a legendary mercenary, now a relic, Maria is drawn back into the underworld she thought she’d left behind.  [Participant in the Royal Road Community Magazine Contest - June 2024]...

[Participant in the June 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest] Klik is a goblin, and he hates it Klik spends more time with Elder Zelena than he does with his own tribe. Unlike them, she cares for him, talks to him as an equal, treats him with kindness. In her little home, he feels safe, not i...