There was a place in the world where all flotsam eventually drifted to. All the jewel-studded goblets of the royal ships, the colorful plumage of ladies’ hats; the torn flags attached to planks of wood, all the way to spices and tea and the carefully crafted fashion dolls that seemed a bit too real for personal comfort. One way or another, the wind would blow, the waves would dance, and the planet would turn so that all nature’s might would send the floating junk to a cluster of islands in the southern seas.
It was after a terrifying storm had raged in the north; the islands were waiting for their usual haul, and were beginning t
Romance and Experience by graphite-master, literature
Literature
Romance and Experience
A young serpent drifted beneath the waves. A silly thing; he dreamed and woke and couldn’t tell one from the other, but it mattered little to him. He roamed the sea at whim, stopping only occasionally to watch the world around him before flicking his tail to resume his course.
One warm spring day, he chanced upon a marsh crowded by water plants and seabirds, who danced in spirals and streaks, stirring the air as they glided noisily from one end to another. Intrigued, the serpent slid his head a little higher above the water and slithered through the algae.
He recognized this frenzied activity—courting, they called it. He’d
The Wiles of a King by graphite-master, literature
Literature
The Wiles of a King
Deep within the stone halls of Mirkwood, a solitary elf stood motionless before the throne, his figure thin and tense, his mouth pressed tightly in anticipation of disaster. He held a carved staff of wood in his right hand and a half-eaten pear in his left. On his head was a flitting little bird that had decided the solemn creature was indeed carved out of stone, which would have offended him to no end had he not more important matters to mull over.
The butler of the elvenking stared intently at the vacant throne. Someone was missing. Someone very important was missing.
Then, with a sudden cry that sent the bird shrieking into the air, t