Far Fetched Fables

First Story:  “Steam Girl” by Dylan HorrocksThe first time I see her, she’s standing alone behind the library, looking at the ground. Faded blue dress, scruffy leather jacket, long lace-up boots and b...

4 Nov 20141h 24min

Halloween Story:  “Riding Shotgun” by Charles de LintI wasn’t surprised to learn that my father had died. He would have been seventy-two this winter and he’d always lived hard–I doubted that had chang...

28 Okt 20141h 38min

First Story: “Public Safety” by Matthew JohnsonOfficier de la Paix Louverture folded Quartidi’s Père Duchesne into thirds, fanning himself against the Thermidor heat. The news inside was all bad, anyw...

21 Okt 20141h 10min

First Story: “The Master Miller’s Tale” Part 2 by Ian R. MacLeodTHERE ARE ONLY RUINS left now on Burlish Hill, a rough circle of stones. The track which once curved up from the village of Stagsby in t...

14 Okt 20141h 18min

First Story: “The Master Miller’s Tale” Part 1 by Ian R. McLeodTHERE ARE ONLY RUINS left now on Burlish Hill, a rough circle of stones. The track which once curved up from the village of Stagsby in th...

7 Okt 20141h 1min

First Story: “Save Me Plz” by David Barr KirtleyMeg hadn’t heard from Devon in four months, and she realized that she missed him. So on a whim she tossed her sword and scabbard into the back seat of h...

30 Sep 20141h 11min

First Story: “Compartments” by Zoran ŽivkovićI ran as fast as my legs would carry me.The carriage had just pulled away from the buffer at the end of the track. Even though it was still moving slowly, ...

23 Sep 20141h 37min

First Story: “Chasing the Wind” by Elizabeth E. WeinMartha Bennett sat on her trunk in the middle of Nairobi Airport watching the other passengers disperse. She had been sitting there for two hours, w...

16 Sep 201458min