H.J. Moberg

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2024

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“Elfin Thyme” by H.J. Moberg

Submitted to Contest #270

Attempt thirty-one. Thursday.Me and my assistant Annieta stood by the monkey cage in the laboratory – a dimly lit basement – closely monitoring what was happening.The concoction had caused the monkey’s nails to grow several times longer, turning into claws. But not only the nails had grown.The concoction provoked a transformation. The monkey was bigger. Fiercer.The beast looked around, as if newly awaken, and then unprovokedly attacked the bars of the cage. The metal rang. Luckily the monkey wasn’t as strong as a forest elephant. After thirt...

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“The Fleeting Magic of Paper” by H.J. Moberg

Submitted to Contest #269

There it was, at last, like the late rosebud that finally bursts into bloom, long awaited and beautiful: the magical piece of paper with a number, and a wax stamp. The valuable paper informed every living creature, with the skill of reading, that it was worth five hundred pieces of gold. Finally, she could set the stone rolling. Of course, the paper wasn’t magical in the sense that it held any powers; it wasn’t of Markon’s school of magic, or of Jotunheim, but it would make wonders – yes it would. “You finally got it?” Esny asked, as soon as...

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