OPHELIA RAVENWOOD
A little longer in the story.
Short fiction and occasional glimpses into other lives.
Five standalone stories by Ophelia Ravenwood. Begin with contemporary lives and unexpected connections, then step into the fantastic.
One More Frame
Contemporary romance · About 18 minutes
Two Deaf men agree to a one-hour bowling date. A hideous prize and some spectacularly uneven scores make it harder to leave on time.
The Table Won’t Fit
Contemporary fiction · About 17 minutes
Two friends borrow a van to collect a dining table. It should be a simple errand. The table, and their ideas about helping, have other plans.
The Dragon in the Dress Circle
Theatrical fantasy · About 17 minutes
On a theatre’s final night, an elderly dragon arrives with a ticket bought sixty years earlier. The performance he expects is not on the programme.
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An Inconvenient Familiar
Fantasy romance · About 17 minutes
A six-footed magical stray takes an interest in two rival booksellers. Returning him involves a hill, a ferry and a conversation neither man planned to have.
The Last Room at the Masquerade
Fantasy romance · About 18 minutes
At a ball where identities can be borrowed until midnight, two men discover that their most impressive disguises are getting in the way.
