Ally could hear the Christmas carols even from the cellar. She snickered to herself as she pulled her desired jar of pears down from the shelf, Madge’s enthusiastic voice carrying [...]

Ally could find the house easily enough. Like the rest of the village, it had changed little. The shutters were replaced, and now painted gray, instead of white, but nothing [...]

The leaf fairies danced and whirled, first in tight spirals, then growing wider and wider in their circling before zipping away on another twist of wind, off to circle some [...]

By the morning, Ally could bare to walk on her ankle once more. It still ached badly, but it was on the mend. Madge still insisted on packing up their [...]

The fire was a warm sort of purple edged with scarlet, a halo of light against the shadows that crept in around them. With Madge’s help, Ally lowered herself to [...]