Short Stories – Page 2 – Iris Carden, Author

Foretold

Listen to the story as a podcast here. Foretold short story by Iris Carden Settle in dear reader, while I tell you the strange tale of Agatha who wanted to know her future, but it didn’t turn out as expected. Agatha had spent her whole life hating the “old woman” name her parents had given…… Continue reading Foretold

Cold

Listen to the podcast here. Cold by Fantasia Dog A couple of weeks ago, the weather was so hot, the human said it didn’t look like autumn was ever going to get here. She said what we needed was an Antarctic blast. Well, she’s sorry she said that now. We got an Antarctic blast. …… Continue reading Cold

Inheritance

Inheritance short story by Iris Carden Settle in dear reader, while I tell you the strange tale of Jane, who received an amazing inheritance, but quickly found it wasn’t as good as it sounded. Jane’s mother, Melissa, had never talked about her family, except to say she’d run away as a teenager and was never…… Continue reading Inheritance

Assistant

Assistant short story by Iris Carden When I was growing up, my father trained me in the funeral business. Back then, it was an unusual career choice for women, but I was the kid he had. (I’m not counting my sister, because she wasn’t really his, and she didn’t have the mental ability to do…… Continue reading Assistant

Siren

Siren short story by Iris Carden I had a new assistant. His name was Dayvon. He was American. He’d been bitten by an adventure bug. That’s what brought him to Australia. He planned to swim with white pointer sharks, wrestle crocodiles, and climb Uluṟu. I told him he could probably swim with sharks, but…… Continue reading Siren

Box

Box by Princess Cat I found this great wooden box on the cabinet beside my favourite window. It’s perfect for sitting on, looking out at the world. The human calls this box a “stereo”, and seems to think it’s not for sitting on. I don’t know why she thinks that. Anyway, I was lying…… Continue reading Box

Playing the Queen

Playing the Queen short story by Iris Carden HDU Senior Agent Jo Burns and Police Inspector David Webber were talking in the foyer of the Roma Street Police Station. Jo was there waiting to meet two new transfers from the New South Wales HDU. A woman Jo recognised as journalist Kerry Perry walked in the…… Continue reading Playing the Queen

The Queen’s Return

The Queen’s Return short story by Iris Carden The scent of magic preceded them. Queen Rose of the fairies rode on a sleek black cat. Above her flew Primrose, the nursery maid. At one side walked the great wizard Merlin, and Orsinius Wishlet, a wisp, guardian of mythical treasures, carrying Excalibur. On the other side,…… Continue reading The Queen’s Return

Spy

Spy short story by Iris Carden Primrose carefully followed Merlin’s instructions, giving the queen half a drop of healing potion each morning and night. Her new friends made sure she, the queen and Princess Aster had everything they needed. Queen Rose gradually regained her strength. When all of the fairies’ new friends were gathered, the…… Continue reading Spy

Cat Skills: Invisibility

Cat Skills: Invisibility by Princess Cat The human says Fanta and I can talk about anything we want when we do our writing buddy posts. Fanta tells me it’s my turn. Wasn’t it my turn last week? Anyway, I thought I might talk about one of the most important skills a cat can have, not…… Continue reading Cat Skills: Invisibility