Wandering Shop Story 9

Prompt Word: Bolt Minervie and Chip 5 “Okay Chip, do you remember what is the Tipua?” “A forest spirit?” Minervie harumphed, Chip needs to learn this stuff, “Not quite, it is a shape-shift spirit. Like the Mandrake, you have to hold very tight, and don’t be surprised when it changes. Are you ready?” Chip reached out to the thing that looked like a bonzai tree, and grabbed its trunk, “Ouch, it bit me,” Chip cried....

29 Oct 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Story 8

Prompt Word: Bang Minervie and Chip 4 “Gramma, How long do I have to keep doing this?” Chip was whining after only two minutes. “Nine more minutes, and you have to pay attention the whole time, so stop whining,” Minervie was torn between teaching Chip what he needs to know so as to not cause injury, and acknowleding that Chip isn’t really old enough for these lessons. “Remember, you told me that you wanted to do this brew....

28 Oct 2025 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Story 7

Prompt Word: Cast Minervie and Chip 3 “Gramma, When am I going to learn REAL magic?” Chip whined. Minervie was annoyed by this sudden and ridiculous request. “What are you on about, boy? You are better at magic than I was at twice your age.” “But I only know ‘hedge magic’,” Chip whined again. “How ridiculous, who ever put in you that some magic is ‘hedge’?” “Betty, at school, she showed me a book....

27 Oct 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Story 6

Prompt Word: Caper “Okay, okay, get dis. He comes over, yeah? And then he says to us, ‘Hey kids, we gonna pull a caper?’” “What the.., who even says that?” “I know, I know. So then Jimmy doesn’t skip a beat, and goes, ‘No officer, were just having lunch and talking about our next book club meeting.’” “He said that?” “Yeah, yeah, and the guy has the the gall to ask if we’d meet before, on accounta the officer comment, and Jimmy was like, ‘No, officer, but you do talk like a cop....

26 Oct 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink