The Autumn Princess

The Autumn Princess

Princess Moments THE autumn princess By Hero Duchesne Callie wrapped herself in the chunky oversized red blanket she’d handknit for this day and curled up on the couch. It was officially autumn, the best season of all. Never mind that it was hot outside, and never...
The Spare in the Spotlight

The Spare in the Spotlight

Princess Moments Spare in the Spotlight By Katie Fitzgerald “I’m not supposed to be doing this.” Princess Katrina Julia Daphne Pierce stood before the mirror in her bedroom at the palace, lamenting the poofy cupcake of a dress her mother insisted she put on. “I can’t...
The Princess and the Gardener

The Princess and the Gardener

Princess Moments The Princess and the Gardener By Elise Gilmore I glance over my shoulder as every nerve in my body anxiously anticipates my father rounding the corner and ushering me back inside to the stifling party. I breathe deeper as minutes pass without his...
Leading the Lost

Leading the Lost

Princess Moments Leading the Lost By Blakeney Welch The birds’ muted song bore testimony to the devastation that lay below them. Princess Kalen stared at the palace. Her home was no more. The place of such joy now lay in ruins. She couldn’t look at Sir Gavin, the one...
Dawnbringer

Dawnbringer

Princess Moments Dawnbringer By Cora McLean I hate the color red. Red is autumn leaves dying in a final blaze of glory. Red is the last of the sun’s fiery rays stealing across the horizon into the night. Red is sour wine with a bitter aftertaste. Red is passion,...
The Trial of the Torch

The Trial of the Torch

Princess Moments The Trial of the Torch By Brianna Mann The edges of the linen parchment were becoming even more worn as I ran my fingers once again across the embossed seal adorning the crest of the allied kingdoms. I’d practically memorized the message enclosed by...