Celebration
“Where are you celebrating New Year’s Eve, Jeff?” Gail asked.
“Home, with my parents. And you?”
“Going to Egypt to see the pyramids, and then I’ll have Max service me inside one.”
“Wow, but isn’t the trip expensive?”
“Quite cheap, actually. I just need this…”
She waved her pendant, and fireworks exploded inside his mind.
Because some things need to be planned in advance… I always stay home on New Year’s Eve as the big celebrations and whatnot aren’t really my thing. I certainly wouldn’t mind a flight of imagination like this one though.
In Alicia’s Wonderland
“Drink me, it’s good stuff, I promise,” read the note next to the odd-looking vial.
Alec shuddered. Why should he believe her? Then again, what could be worse than being smaller than a mouse? Lulled by her levitating, hypnotic smile, he said
“Bottoms up!”
… and his ass perked up and became the size of England.
My last literary subversion of the year plays with bits of Lewis Carroll’s most famous work, growth fantasies (which I don’t really have, truth be told) and a whole bunch of nonsense, really. Not only is Alicia a hypnotist, but she also seems to be The Cheshire Kitten…
Muse Talk – Finale
“This is it, huh?”
“Yes, this is the end.”
“I can’t believe he did it!”
“I always knew he would.”
“So, what’s next?”
“Both his creativity and submission will keep on growing but, for now… he gets to kneel by my throne.”
“That’s lovely. Well done and Happy New Year, Sapphire!”
“Happy New Year, Tessa!”
Ever since the Muses became the genesis of it all, I’ve known they would end it all as well. I’ve had this idea in my head since May, I believe, but waited patiently to put it down into words. I debated for quite some time whether to name them or not, but the choice became obvious when the time came.