Natalie Sherer

“The Octopus” by Natalie Sherer

Hazel Lancaster was unsure what she would find when she walked into her father’s office. The past few days had been a blur.  Looking around his office she almost forgot why she’d come. She went back into her memory thinking about the image she always had of him. Her father was a well respected, kind man. Business owner and provider of jobs in the community for more than fifteen years. Despite that, he never let work get in the way of family. She remembered every trip to the park, dinners all the time, every dance recital, and softball...

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“Finding My Way” by Natalie Sherer

Alexandrina Maguire couldn’t be more excited to start her day. She loved baking and wanted to learn as much as she could so some day she could own her own bakery. Today she is finally going towards the next step in her plan, becoming manager of Meghan's Bakery. The plan was first put in motion years prior after she dropped out of college. She wasn't afraid or disappointed when she made the decision because she already had becoming a business owner as her back up plan. As she walked into the Café space she looked like a beam of light with he...

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“Sorry, Not Sorry” by Natalie Sherer

“You wanna do something fun?” Jackie said as she gave her friend Sammy a mischievous look. Jackie gestured towards Sammy with a baseball bat, she stared at it for a moment and then looked at Mason, her ex-boyfriend, who they’d tied up to a chair in his garage. She then turned her attention to his brand new BMW, Mason looked terrified and begged Sammy to think about what she was doing. Sammy was finishing up her makeup as the doorbell rang. “Sammy,” Her mother called,  “Mason is here.” Sammy jumped with excitement and ran downstairs as ...

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“The Moon Princess” by Natalie Sherer

Submitted to Contest #88

Once upon a time in a kingdom with no music or dancing lived a young princess who longed to sing to her heart's desire. Her father was a lovely musician and singer but when he passed away fighting overseas, her mother banned all music and dancing from the kingdom. The young Princess Lucie-Anne was a very sneaky girl and would go out to the garden late at night and sing and dance under the moonlight.  One night the princess was caught in the garden and her mother dragged her back to her room, “Lucie-Anne I can no longer trust you at nig...

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“But Where Did Raven Go?” by Natalie Sherer

Submitted to Contest #87

Raven was just like her name, mysterious, dark, and evil. She didn’t do normal fairy things like talking to animals and magic spells to help people. She does her same routine every night, she waits carefully every night in front of the magic factory (where they produce all the magic dust for the fairies in her forest) until it has closed and all the worker fairies have left. Raven flies in front of the doors where the guards are, making sure to make a fuss for all the guards inside to come out.  “Ms. Silverbell you can’t trick us again...

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“My Boy Henry” by Natalie Sherer

Submitted to Contest #86

It was early morning when I was sitting at a park near the Ocean watching as the waves grew and crashed when I began to hear a voice. It first felt like my imagination, but this time I felt something wasn’t right. I tried to remember which direction the voice came from and I headed in that direction. I headed to the road where the voice got louder, but not loud enough for me to understand, I began walking down the road. Then in the distance I saw someone, small, running towards me, out of breath but trying to say something.  I ran towa...

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