I feel the burn of eyes scolding in my back.

I turn to find no one looking.

I walk as the sun slowly descends, until I hear a familiar voice speak; “Hello Delia.”

I freeze.

I turn and look for any sign of a person, but find none.

“Hello?” I say into the empty, quiet street.

Something beside me moves and catches my eye.

My shadow dances in the sunlight…but I am not moving an inch.

“You?”...

Lilly grew up living in the shadows of her mother's fame, virtually living in the courtroom. Her mother Elsie always expected her to follow her footsteps and become a lawyer but now at 17 years old Lilly had no idea what hers dreams were but how would she tell her mother that she was not going to law school ...

In the quaint town of Novis where wayward shadows fled, and pesky fires played tricks of the eye, Maeve Fields lived with her grandma.

Their house was perched precariously by the edge of a rocky cliff, far enough from the rest of the town that Maeve was labeled a freak, but not far enough that she wouldn’t know what people spoke of her.

“No father to claim her, no mother to nurse her, surly she ...

Once upon a time, in a small village nestled at the edge of a dense forest, there lived a young girl named Lily. Lily was an imaginative and curious child, always seeking adventure in the world around her. She had a special fascination with shadows, often spending hours watching them dance and play on sunny afternoons.

One day, as Lily sat by her bedroom window, watching the shadows cast by the s...

SHADOW'S POV

I can finally stop copying that redhead or whatever. Just gonna get a snack...wait, why am I lying flat on the ground? Oh, now I remember. I'm a shadow. Shadows always lie flat on the ground and copy their masters, whatever they do. Even if it's suspicious.

MERAIDA'S POV

So you put the milk over here- wait a minute. Something feels...off. Did I make a mistake? Nope, I haven't. They...

L’ombre: “You will not find solace here”

Robert: I wasn’t here for that

“Then why am I here?”

I brought you here because I need your shadow

“You need to stand tall for that”

I stand tallest and cast the longest

“Lies”

Tis the truth, unless you don’t find me worthy?

“I find thee worthy but not of shadow”

Not worthy?

“Yes, but not to cast”

How so?

“You can summon and that is stronger, ...

It follows me wherever I go, morphing to mimic my movements. But if you look close, you see the horns on the shape. I do not have horns.

If you look closely, you’ll see the red dots the creature has for eyes. My eyes aren’t red, a shadow shouldn’t have eyes.

At night, my shadow stands at the foot of my bed while I lay, restless and sweating. Sometimes it paces to and fro. Sometimes it violently ...

Francisco Sombra assumed there would be more to life than this. As a retired royal poet, and old enough to welcome his meeting with death, Francisco concluded that he had experienced all life had to offer.

He was awarded honors, given nobility status of a conquered island nation, and even witnessed, documented, and published the world’s only description of the panthera nautilus, a ferocious ocea...

She was a little smaller, and a little dimmer, and one of her eyes was a little off-center and her hips were slightly too broad. She was not very pretty. Celine stared at the shadow-girl, squinted, and stepped back.

Her bangs were too short. Her hair didn’t curl provocatively around her jaw; it bobbed mushroom-like above her cheeks. She wasn’t wearing makeup. Her neckline wasn’t flattering. She w...

It was a cold winter night, Ike, had been partying , Ike, had been drinking and smoking weed. Ike was having a real good time. When an old friend walked up. Hey Ike , do you remember me Mike? Ya man , I really do . It’s been a very long time. So how you been? I have been doing great.

Are you having fun? Oh ya ! Look take one of these and you will have a blast. Ike, took it without asking what...