Historical Fiction

The Library That Refused to Burn
When the great fire swept through the city of Aram, everything burned except one building: the Library of Echoes. Flames licked the walls but never entered. People said the books refused to die.
By GoldenSpeech4 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 Princess Who Spoke to the Wind: The Hidden Truth About Pocahontas
After her death in England, witnesses reported strange occurrences near her grave: gusts of wind that carried whispers in Algonquian, trees bending toward the churchyard, and flowers that bloomed out of season.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Drowned Bells of Atlantica: Ariel’s Mother’s War
Long before Ariel, the kingdom beneath the waves was ruled by a sea-witch queen named Atla. She was said to possess the Bells of the Abyss — coral instruments that could summon tsunamis when struck.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Stone Garden: The Secret of Tiana’s Restaurant
In 1920s New Orleans, there was talk of a cook whose gumbo could make you forget your sins. Patrons called her Tia, and her restaurant was never in the same place twice.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
Kia Ford: The Hammer Girl's English Premiere Production
Wearing a laboratory jacket, stethoscope around the small neck, the Peacock ventured into the kitchen where Kia Ford remained comatose, “I am never getting out of relegation.”
By Marc OBrien4 months ago in Chapters
The Clockmaker’s Daughter: The Hidden Origin of Belle
In 1789 Paris, a reclusive inventor named Étienne Beaumont created a series of clockwork automatons said to move like living creatures. His daughter, Isabelle, kept their gears oiled and whispered stories to them at night.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
Sleeping with Ghosts: The Forgotten Sister of Tiana
In 1920s New Orleans, long before the jazz age reached its peak, there was a young chef named Eudora LaRue — rumored to have cooked gumbo that could wake the dead. She claimed her recipes came from “the river people,” spirits who whispered in her dreams.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Serpent’s Song: Jasmine and the City Beneath the Sands
Ancient scrolls unearthed near the ruins of Agrabah tell of a queen who ruled a city built upon the skeleton of a sleeping serpent god. Her name was Yasmira al-Nazim, known to later poets as Jasmine.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
A World Apart.
Aziza stood in the garden of her mother’s ancestral home. Humid air thick with hibiscus and frangipani clung to her skin. Gravel crunched under servants’ careful steps, baskets of laundry and trays of fruit balanced expertly in their arms. Whitewashed walls glowed in the late sun; balconies draped with bougainvillea brushing against carved stone. Bees darted through the blooms; a bird’s sharp cry cut the courtyard murmur.
By Gladys Kay Sidorenko4 months ago in Chapters
The Real Mirror Behind Snow White
Snow White’s evil queen and her mirror come from 16th-century Germany — and there was a real woman behind the story: Countess Margaretha von Waldeck, known for her beauty and a tragic death at 21.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
A World Apart
Aziza leaned against the doorway, watching the familiar chaos unfold around her like a favourite play rehearsed a hundred times. Her mother, Helen, glided through the hall with the elegance of a queen, her silk scarf trailing behind her like a banner. “Samuel, the passports—where are they? I won’t have us stranded at Heathrow because you think jokes are luggage,” she scolded, though her lips curved with affection.
By Gladys Kay Sidorenko4 months ago in Chapters