Stories tagged “little people”
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War of the Dwarves
Mike couldn’t complain about his life. At 4’0", he wasn’t the shortest dwarf around, but he still had trouble doing everyday stuff. And he’d been lucky enough to be proportionate with no medical defects other than his heigh...
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Unwanted
“Let me see her,” she demands. Her brow is dripping sweat and her breathing still ragged from the delivery. “When she’s ready, my dear,” her husband tells her. “Let them clean her up a bit.” “I want to see my child now!” The slight tr...
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Unraveling The History of the Dwarves
As his hand wrapped around the helve, Mike’s world was torn away, violently replaced by shrubbery and trees, wildlife and nature. Yelling and roaring rumbled through the forest. Mike’s eyes widened at the sounds and, instinctively, he released the ...
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The Fall of Gnarth
Large creatures, things of the Old Earth, charged for Mike. His arms lifted the battle axe, not under his control, and slammed the helve into the earth. The creatures parted around him, the axe offering some unknown protection. But not from everything....