Hexumbra
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Treasures of the Deep
From Davi: By now, you have seen me in many guises. The more I change, the more I grow. And although I began as a creature of the land, the fields and the trails, the longer I roam through these Realms some call home, the more I realise my true home is the sea. Even… Continue reading
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What Does the Night Want?
From Friðrós: I do not usually have trouble sleeping. I always thought this was because I keep myself very busy most of the time. But over the past few weeks as I’ve been putting the details on the Book Forest, I’ve sometimes slept fitfully. And last night, I didn’t sleep at all. I tried everything.… Continue reading
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A Place in the Realm
From Friðrós: Whilst Her Fae Majesty may be on holiday or whatever, she certainly seems to be capable of sending messages. Yesterday, I received a letter suggesting that I needed to “get the Book Forest into shape” for her. Really, YFM? The Book Forest that I have never been allowed to touch? Oh, sure, decorate… Continue reading
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Kvit Dreams
From Gwyneth: It’s funny. I don’t seem to be able to write much about my time in Callisto as it is. And it’s not that stuff isn’t happening: It’s wonderful to spend so much concentrated time with Nathaniel when we’ve both been so busy for so long, and I’ve met many interesting folks and even… Continue reading
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The “Borrower”
From Lira: It seemed like only moments ago that I walked out of that strange gallery. I was thinking of the Awenian skyline, trying to imagine I was back there, and it seemed a gust of wind came up, and I had that dizzying feeling I am learning to associate with portal travel and Realm-hopping.… Continue reading
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A Grand Sight
From Lira: This Realm-hopping lark is becoming addictive. And it’s easy, as with most things, for me to lose focus and stop thinking about getting back to Awenia or finding HFM. Recently, I’ve started to wonder what makes it all work. And, wouldn’t you know it, I found myself in a gallery room, the sort… Continue reading
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No Rest For The Virtuous
From Friðrós: So. Her Fae Majesty is on strike or something. All anybody knows is that she had some kind of argument with The Author and took herself (and her Consort Nathaniel) off to some island for a “holiday”. Right as the season change from Summer to Autumn was meant to take place in Awenia.… Continue reading
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A Fool’s Journey?
From Lira: After I remembered HFM Gwyneth’s collection of tarot cards, I couldn’t get divination off my mind. So I did what any self-respecting Chimerical Librarian would do: I looked it up on the internet. Cross-checking with terms like “sorcery” and “wizard”, I came up with quite a lot of pictures of different printings of… Continue reading
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Is this a lark, or a lapse?
From Lira: I was able to mop some tech from one of the libraries, so I am now outfitted with an old iPhone 14, a decent pair of over-ear headphones, and an iPad with a keyboard. Don’t know why I grabbed the iPad except that it was there, and it had a keyboard and nobody… Continue reading
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Waiting.
The signs were clear. Now, in this cloudy dusk, I can’t see the stars at all, but on a clear night, not so long ago, the signs were clear. With night rolling in, and the sgraffito sky making it all feel like celluloid, time seems to slow. Even Good Witches (OK, Not-So-Good Witches) can’t have… Continue reading
About Me
Narrators Gwyneth, The Amazing Catwoman, Friðrós, Lira, and whoever else springs out of The Author’s head, live in the parallel universe of Second Life. You can read their stories here, or just scroll down to see what they were wearing in the pictures.
Gwen Enchanted is a story blogger, a fantasy fashion blogger, and a thoughtful in-world photographer.
Absolutely no generative AI is ever used in these creations, whether they be photographic or writing. Gwen holds a Master’s in creative writing, years of experience as a graphic designer, and can speak extemporaneously in iambic pentameter, among other things. In world, she operates, with her partner Kela Smash, a little shop called /safe for mortals/, where you can get super nifty face art and tattoos, all of which are hand drawn or properly licensed for sale (and she will show you the receipts if you like).
Caution: contains poetry.
