PM McClory

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“Adelaide and the Historian” by PM McClory

Submitted to Contest #220

The pantry is home to a troll named Belto. This is something that my Nana seems to forget when she asks me to retrieve the flour. She’s been forgetful lately. So I remind her. “Addie, please,” Nana says. “Can you just get me the flour?” She doesn’t understand how trolls work. You can’t just get the flour. Trolls barter. And Belto is the best barterer of them all, always demanding rare and hard-to-find trinkalets, as he calls them, in exchange for his wares. He once sent me on a dangerous quest to get the Remote of Time Control, and that wa...

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Hello fellow writers! What a joy it is to have found the Reedsy community. Not only is it a great place to tinker with craft, but I also get to read other's amazing short stories. Win-win!