A Spark of Reverie is a collection of short, imaginative tales by Suneé le Roux, blending wonder, melancholy, and magic into bite-sized stories. Each piece invites readers to pause, dream, and glimpse the extraordinary hidden in the everyday. Perfect for fans of myth, emotion, and contemporary fantasy distilled into moments of beauty.
Immerse yourself in fleeting realms of fantasy with these delightful, bite-sized wonders!
Indulge in a captivating collection of 25 micro stories that celebrate the enchantment of fantasy.
From epic sword and sorcery adventures to whimsical moments of everyday magic, each tale unfolds in a mesmerizing 500 to 1000 words. Perfect for stolen moments during a tea break or while waiting in line, these short bursts of imagination will transport you to extraordinary worlds and leave you longing for more.
Experience the power of brevity and let the magic of these tales sweep you away, one captivating moment at a time.
Stories in this collection include:
- Penthesilea’s Demise: A warrior remembers home and love on the bloody battlefield.
- Endless Love: A man ignores all warnings to seek his ethereal lover in a restless lake.
- Ghost: Lida finds her fire and freedom after being confronted by a group of normal teenagers.
- Sky Princess: A ritual sacrifice goes wrong.
- Asterion’s Anger: Anger over a broken tribute agreement transforms a powerful prince into the bull-headed monster.
- Line 156: A programmer wrestling with a persistent error late at night receives terrifying debugging help from a furry red monster.
- Jade’s Stance: Ten years of silence are broken when Jade finds her monastery empty, confronting a familiar face now holding forbidden steel.
- Last Stand: With time running, Vala and Jorg prepare their village for a violent, bloody last stand against marauders.
- Invader: Driven by greed, Ulf sails toward shore, aided by a fierce witch who speeds their bloody conquest.
- Melia’s Escape: Hunted by hounds and a golden man, Melia flees towards freedom and safety.
- Naia’s Protest: A priestess warns of a city’s impending doom.
- The Lost City: The goddess Zuraya must venture into the mortal world to confront the apostate she foolishly trusted.
- Too Many Clouds: A man nursing a fierce hangover is visited by three strange men who desperately need him to perform a miracle.
- A Warning Ignored: A mutiny survivor risks her life to warn her the Governor about an approaching threat.
- Heartsong: Skylar must undertake a perilous journey through the wilderness to ask a boon from a magical being.
- Tree-Hugger: Corporate executive John infiltrates a group of ‘tree-huggers’, but finds more than he bargained on.
- Hope: Overwhelmed mother Judith melts down amidst toppling soda cans only to receive a moment of pure, luminous assurance from an angelic ‘Supermom’.
- Inconvenient: A disgruntled woman is frustrated when yet another handsome prince dies inconveniently in her castle hallway.
- A Moonlit Night: Herbalist Arik finds a gravely wounded woman under the light of a blood-red, solitary moon.
- The Return: After a decade of banishment, Regan returns to his village.
- Occupational Hazard: A colleague’s bad mood triggers explosive, uncontrollable magic.
- Precious: Keisha guards a precious desert water source from the violent men who seek to claim it.
- Shiri’s Treasure: An exhausted Shiri finds a potent symbol of rebellion.
- Lisa’s Choice: During a weekend getaway, Lisa finds an antique dresser that pulses with magic.
- The Boy: Mara searches for a spark of hope in the hearts of those who are asleep.
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