The Bookshop Witch
A teenager heads to a bookshop in search of a gift for his mom, but gets distracted by the strange shopkeeper. Is she really a witch?
Fantasy Stories
D.N. Schmidt’s fantasy stories. Magic, sorcerers, witches, and more.
Wild Mushrooms and Other Dangers
When Eliza turned thirteen, she needed to leave the village on her own for the first time. Her father had died in a hunt, and her mother had grown sick after spending days in the cold rain, chasing after his ghost. Before Eliza could be allowed to leave, Thaddeus took her aside for special instructions. The old man was wise, …
Enough Rope
An Urban Fantasy Story “My god,” Hunter moaned. ”They’re going to come after me again. Now that they know for certain that she’s dead, they’ll think I did it. They always suspect the boyfriend. I’m going to end up in prison. I just know it.” He paced nervously, fumbling with the zipper on his jacket. His bedroom suddenly seemed very …
The Guardian of Gradyville
A Superhero Story Gradyville: Population 71. Seventy ordinary people, and Ricky Jarvis. It was one of those towns you passed on the way to somewhere else. There wasn’t much reason to stop at a place that was little more than a church, a grocery store, and a bait shop. Even the highway didn’t stop. The highway just wrapped around the …
The Not-So-Great Porter
“It’s a new world out there,” Mr. Heisenberg said. “There is no sense of wonder anymore. Magic is dead, killed by science long ago.” “Give me another chance,” the white-haired magician said. “If I can’t pack the house, I’ll never darken the door of your theater again.” “You’d better wow me, old man.” “So it’s come to this,” Porter thought, …
