Best Beau Afternoon

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face of a black cat

Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=LOAN. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES. (Link goes active Wed night).

He stares up at me, eyes pale green and wide, questioning my choice to sink into cushions,
The deep leaning comfort of an easy chair
Inside the home we share.
He’d rather go out and catch the fading Autumn sun, the flickering rasp of leaves in a breeze
That might be a bird, or maybe the disappearing twitch of squirrel tail.

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Ravenous Fairy Tales, Poetry!

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Image of the Fairy Tale Magazine cover Nov '26

I’m delighted that my story “Minerva at the Yarn Shop” is included in this issue! Click in and download your free foray into fairy tales, poetry, and essays on food and fae.

From the editors: “We hope you’re hungry because we’ve cooked up something special! Here’s Ravenous. Our issue devoted to food in fairy tale. Inside are poems, recipes, and fairy tales all about food. There are many works from around the world and we couldn’t be more pleased to share. If you can’t help but devour it in one sitting, we hope you’ll let us know!”

Click here: Fairy Tale Magazine November 2026

© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2026)

A Little Jack Tale Part 7

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Norwegian Forest Cat
Norwegian Forest Cat

Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=SURGE. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES. (Link goes active Wed night).

Jack, Sylvia, and Dame Lorelai jump at the sound of a heavy fist beating on the door, and Maigret and the mouselings stop their chewing for just a moment.

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A Little Jack Tale Part 6

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Spooky Moon

Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=HOLD. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES.

Meanwhile, Maigret and the little ones seize the opportunity offered by a confusing switch to alliance between feline Sylvia and daring mouse Jack, and the flickering arrival and resizing of Wynken, Blynkin, and Nod, as well as the rolling arrival of the wheel of cheese just outside their mousehole; they had to help their father to fetch the family feast, and so began to gnaw at the rind and tear out tiny sections for their dinner.

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A Little Jack Tale Parts 4 and 5

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Spooky Moon

Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word week 4=SNAP, week 5=CURSE. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES. (Link goes active Wed night).

Part 4

A wheel of cheese will always roll faster than a flat-bottomed bowl heavy with creamed herring, especially if the herring’s path is blocked by a platter heaped with cold sausages and a basket of heavy brown bread.

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A Little Jack Tale Part 2

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Spooky Moon

Join us for a weekly blog party in Six Sentence Stories, hosted by Denise and attended by some mighty fine, fun folk. Prompt word=NOD. Read, write and come back for more SIX SENTENCE STORIES.

For Part 1 of this fractaled fairy tale, please click <here>.

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Jack froze in fear and his brain began to churn out escape plans that included getting food for his mouse family, even as Sylvia hunched down, whiskers alert, shoulders hunched, hind end readying itself to pounce.

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