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Category: Lisa Mantchev

When everything else crumbles to dust, all we have left are the memories. I thought of Ophelia, wandering the theater, mind half gone…Never shall I cut from memory my sweet love’s beauty.

A cupcake temple?’ Her chest still tight with anxiety, Bertie forced herself to imagine it: bricks of pound cake mortared with buttercream and chocolate ganache, torches like striped birthday candles set into the walls, pilgrims upon the Path of Delectable Righteousness delivering daily tributes of almond paste and raspberry filling. . . .

Shh,” Cobweb said with a well-time jab of the elbow, “we might be able to get some dignity out of this, if we play our cards right.

I have flown and fallen, and I have swum deep and drowned, but there should be more to love than “I survived it.

fallen, falling-in-love, love, survived, swim

What’s past is prologue, and the world awaits.

eyes-like-stars, moving-on, the-future

Seek out the company of those who will never ask you to jump,” the earth advised.Bertie remembered the rush of feathers as she soared above the audience. “I can catch myself.””Of those whose love will never fill your lungs with water-” the earth argued.”But it did not kill me.””there should be more to love,” said the earth, “than ‘it did not kill me.’ More than ‘I survived it.

independence, inspirational, love

The water and the wind will wear the wood down, until only water and wind remain.

destruction, elements, erosion, loss-of-self

The collar had restrained his winds but not killed them. They uncoiled from behind the shadows, ready to surround her, to lift her up, to carry her away with only Ariel’s silk-clad arms wrapped about her to keep her from fa

air-elemental, ariel, bertie, romance-novels, wind

How can she create with all your negative energy?””Yeah, man. You’re bringing us down.””This is about as low as it gets,” Ariel said. “Where did you get those ridiculous black berets?”Moth adjusted his recently donned beatnik attire. “This is what the hip cats wear , daddy-o.””Can you dig it?” Cobweb stroked a few wisps of fake chin hair, while the others nodded and snapped their fingers.

Ariel laughed and now her goose bumps had goose bumps.

goosebumps, laughter, men, men-and-women

The Brigands charged in with their weapons drawn.”Who are you?” Young Bertie asked.”We’re the bad guys!” their leader announced.”What are you going to do?””Plunder and pillage!” one of them yelled.The others immediately shoved him. “Not in front of the kid, Ralph! Fer cryin’ out loud…””Oh, yeah. Sorry! We’re here to take your candy!

eyes-like-stars, humour

This is a theater,” Bertie, annoyed by the inquisition, dropped him onto stage. Several feet of slack cable landed atop the fairy in a slithering heap.”Oh!” Peaseblossom said. “You’ve buried him alive!

bertie, eyes-like-stars, funny, lisa-mantchev, mustardseed, peaseblossom