Denouement

The River That Forgot How to Reflect
In a remote village, travelers spoke of a river that showed no reflection. Even under sunlight, faces vanished, ripples darkened, and water shimmered like black glass. Locals refused to go near it.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Clock Tower That Waited
In a small northern town, the clock tower froze one December evening. The hands pointed to 11:59 for nearly a century. When restoration workers finally climbed inside, they found a woman’s skeleton in the bell chamber, seated neatly on a wooden stool.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Poet of Smoke
In the ruins of postwar Venice, a man named Lorenzo wrote poems by burning incense instead of ink. The smoke curled into words — fleeting, beautiful, alive. People said his poems weren’t read; they were breathed.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Princess Who Married a Shadow
They called her Selene — a princess born during an eclipse, her face half-lit, half-dark. Every suitor feared her curse, except one: a figure who visited her each night as dusk fell. He never spoke, never touched her, only danced in the moonlight — a shadow shaped like a man.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The City That Slept Beneath the Sea
Off the coast of Thessalon, fishermen whisper about a city visible only at night. Beneath the waves, lanterns glow as if the streets are still alive. Divers have brought back coins dated to no known kingdom, etched with one strange phrase: We Still Breathe Below.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Girl Who Wrote With Feathers
Amara was a scribe in a forgotten empire, her hands calloused, her ink black as night. When her quills ran dry, she plucked feathers from crows. Then, her words began to move.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Thorn Queen
Before there was “Sleeping Beauty,” there was Queen Isolde of Arden. She loved roses more than her people, more than her crown. The garden she tended grew wild, crimson vines spreading faster than any gardener could cut.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Glass Kingdom
Once, in a city built entirely of glass, people measured worth by reflection. The queen, born without one, was declared invisible — a curse that stripped her of identity. Yet, her lack of reflection made her dangerous; no one could see her flaws, no one could predict her. She learned to move between mirrors, collecting secrets whispered by those who stared too long.
By GoldenSpeech3 months ago in Chapters
The Man, The Mountain, and The Climb
". . .He keeps climbing because stopping would mean surrendering everything he has built, every promise he swore to keep. The air thins as he ascends, and though he’s given everything—strength, time, conviction—the mountain gives little back. Once, it felt sacred to climb.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Chapters
The Dragon Bride: The Forgotten Princess Who Inspired Mulan
In 4th-century China, records from the Wei dynasty mention a woman soldier named Hua Ping, whose body was found half-charred after a mysterious mountain fire. Witnesses claimed she “rode a serpent of smoke” into battle.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Queen Who Spoke to Herself: The Real Evil Behind Snow White
Countess Katarina von Klee, stepmother to Maria von Erthal (the real Snow White), suffered from a rare mental condition known today as Capgras delusion — believing her reflection had been replaced by an imposter.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
Snow White’s Coffin Was Real — And It’s Still Preserved in Germany
In the hills near Lohr am Main, Germany, historians uncovered a glass coffin in a 17th-century crypt beneath a chapel. Inside lay the perfectly preserved body of a young woman — raven-haired, alabaster-skinned, and believed to be Countess Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina von Erthal. Her stepmother, known for her cruelty, owned a “talking mirror” — a rare acoustical mirror that amplified voices.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters