“Son! We are so close! I can almost taste that prize money!” screamed the father hysterically over the crackling radio. “The finish line is just around this bend! We are not going to be garbage scrappers any longer!” “Yes Papa! shrieked the boy gleefully as he tightened his grip on…

“Where is the King?” shouted the midwife as she proudly thrusted the newborn baby into the air. Hundreds of servants and guards cheered. Everyone bowed in reverence towards the first male heir to the Tahliran throne. In the midst of all the commotion, a royal guard pressed himself through the…

“We are jacking in on…3…2…1…” counted down the doctor. With closed eyes, the two agents inhaled deeply and the sleeping gas began to fill their lungs. In the final moments before their consciousness was tipped over and decanted into the dream world, the long electronic neural links that connected them…

“I can’t believe it is already our 1-month anniversary” smiled the young blond girl as she looked adoringly at her boyfriend. “Time flies when we’re having fun” he said with a wink. As he leaned in for a kiss, the girl suddenly felt her phone buzz furiously. …

“What is the problem that weighs on your heart?” sighed the old wizard as he comforted the sobbing young man. “My wife is bitter at me and wants to leave. Can you brew a potion that will cure her bitterness and save our marriage?” pleaded the young man. “Of course…

“Sylvanus” purred the amused Jaguar as he lazily gazed down at the massive boa constrictor on the forest floor. “You seemed to be struggling?” the Jaguar asked in a cool and mocking tone. “Silence, Talid….. you overgrown cat!” hissed the agitated snake as he continued to coil his massive body…

It just happened. Her greatest nightmare was just realized. Her only son, barely even 14 years old, had just left her. After sprinting out the front door, while trying to pull up his drooping jeans, he melted into the darkness of the night. …

“Mirror, Mirror on the wall…. Who is the fairest of them all?” chanted the pale-faced queen as she stared deeply into her enchanted mirror. To her dismay, another beautiful maiden slowly materialized on the silvery smoky surface. “Another girl?!” gasped the shocked queen as she scrunched up her face in…

“Run! My beautiful One!” screamed the camel trainer proudly into his dust-covered walkie-talkie. Immediately, the ears of his prized camel perked up. And it’s galloping legs pounded the desert ground with greater urgency as it thundered down the 8 kilometer race track. “You are number 1! You are a winner…