A short story by Manelle Oliphant The gray day didn’t promise much by way of distraction. Most of the guests of Nuttal’s Inn had left with hopes to travel before the weather. Those that remained had come on the stagecoach or didn’t keep dragons. Charlie Green and his fellow stablehands had cleaned the remaining animals’…
I’ve had the idea to create a Regency world where dragons exist for a while now. I had a great time writing the story. I also had fun experimenting with the illustration. The style is meant to match the style of other illustrators who created art for Jane Austen’s books in the early 1900’s. Specifically…
This story is about taking action rather than just dreaming all day about what you wish would happen. Dreamers A Short Story by Manelle Oliphant Cecily’s mother invited her to join the group of women who were waiting for the hunting party to return, begged her even, but Cecily said she needed to work on…
A Short Story By Manelle Oliphant Text and illustrations © 2014 by Manelle Oliphant I stood under the bridge and clenched my sword tighter. I took a few breaths and tried to relax my hand. “A sword in an iron grip can’t move.” Keegan’s taunt, from the three short weeks he’d spent training me, rang…