Lu’s world is full of secrets, secrets she craves to uncover. Stalida, is a crazy old lady that no one believes when she tells them her stories. However, when Lu starts talking to her great grandma Stalida, Lu starts to realize that the stories that Stalida tells Lu, is one hundred percent real. Giv...

An unexpected phone call at dawn catapults Harlow Bennet and his team of MIT mathematicians into a classified project to decrypt a mysterious message from outer space. It quickly becomes clear the signal is not just a cosmic puzzle, it is an exploration of humanity’s place in the cosmos and how it m...

A goblin barely survives the horrific attack of an owl, saved by an elderly woman, and taken to a warm and cozy home....

[Participant in the June 2024 Magazine Contest. The theme - 'Goblins and Grandmas'] Razan is back home for a family reunion following his first year at Mage's College. But things get awkward when the conversation of his new college sweetheart comes up. For you see, she's a little green. Will grandmo...

(A Novella for the Community Magazine Contest) Roberto screwed up in his life, big time. He seems left only with the option of wasting all of the days he has left to live. He has become a cynic, unhealthy, crappy individual. Metaphorically, a goblin. One late night a mysterious lunatic approaches an...

When Lisa plays a practical joke on the Elders of her settlement, they retaliate against her family. Determined to fix what went wrong, Lisa turns to the forest, where for centuries the goblins have lived in hiding, hoarding forbidden knowledge which has the power to change the world as she knows it...

It’s just a typical day at the office, until Zardok gets called in for a Meeting Without Coffee......

Gnal has a cushy job cleaning up other people’s messes. Anytime an eldritch summoning goes wrong, she’s called in to seal the resulting rift between dimensions. While the life of a night rift manager isn’t anything glamorous, it’s predictable – and comes with perks, like novelty pens! That is until ...

In a world where the magic of your childhood was real but only the old-timers can actually see it, who do you call about the monsters?...

What happens when your premium version of the afterlife isn't all it's cracked up to be?  This is just a quick comedy I wrote a long time ago. Figured I'd post it here instead of sitting on it forever....

The great god Khirotsan’ahn the almighty held trials for the heroes of all worlds. When it was finally Earth’s turn, his goblin arbiters randomly selected three… grandmas? Really? Do three grandmas stand any chance in vicious trials filtering out the strongest of heroes? Can they stay indifferent be...

Betty thought her life's last chapter would be taking care of her son and grandchildren. Inexplicably, fate had something else in mind for her. She is transferred to a world with a system.  While this gives her a brand new lease on life, it does so by making her one of the lowest of the low: a gobli...

Gertrude had been retired for years when she decided to move out of her home and into a retirement home of her choosing. What she hadn’t expected was that she would never make it there. Did she die? No. She was rescued against her will by a powerful being calling himself the Spirit of Isekai. Isekai...

A fallen paladin, a humble farmer, and a boy touched by destiny struggle in a world shaped by gods and fate....

The world has changed, and fantastical creatures of all kinds have chosen to lay down their arms and work together. Despite this newfound harmony, some creatures just can't help but stick to their mischievous ways. Enter the goblins—Chumbles, Dinty, and Frink—three friends who aren’t quite ready to ...

A short time ago, in a game store not so far away, four gamer grandmas gathered. What's that, you ask? Were the grandmas themselves gamers, or are they grandmothers of gamers? Both, of course, though as responsible grandmothers, their reasons for showing up to the anniversary event for the world's s...

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....