Amy’s Ogre

Posted on November 22, 2020February 20, 2021 by Producer, Avenue Arcana

Amy's Ogre - a short story by CL Stegall — Amy’s Ogre – a short story by CL Stegall

You Have to Believe

Amy is a young girl on the cusp of losing her faith in the innocence of the natural world around her, Indeed, she faces a terrible fate. Her friends – fairies, brownies, and more – try desperately to help the girl but she is caught in a web of fear that threatens to cost her everything.

If only she’d believe.

Amy’s Ogre is a tale of the merging of fantasy and reality, a modern fairy tale that holds deep emotion and infinite possibilities.

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The Black Stair

Posted on November 15, 2020February 20, 2021 by Producer, Avenue Arcana

The Black Stair - a short story by CL Stegall — The Black Stair – a short story by CL Stegall

A modern take on the fairy tale of Rapunzel.

(originally published in the anthology, Twice Upon A Time: Fairytale, Folklore, & Myth Reimagined & Remastered by Bearded Scribe Press)

Locked alone in an isolated tower for over thirteen years, Sage is being punished for a crime she does not remember. Sage is dangerous. Even more dangerous, though, is what happens when a young girl’s eyes are opened to love and possibility for the first time.

Sometimes desire can be tainted by darkness.

And darkness always comes with a price.

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