An old man telling stories by firelight

Libraria Spei et Miraculorum

The Bookshop of Hope and Wonders

Fabulae Mirabiles Spei  ·  Wonderful Tales of Hope

The shelves are still being arranged

The fire is lit. Lionel is in.
The parrot has opinions about the sorting.

The bookshop is opening slowly, the way good things do.
Stories are arriving. Check back.

Tales on the shelf

I
The Cat Who Had Opinions About Buttons

The cat acted — but who ever credited her?

Available now
Read the story →
II
Is The Good Doctor Still Teaching?

The parrot speaks — but what does it mean?

Coming soon
III
She Eats Her Vegetables

The tortoise witnessed — but who ever asked her?

Coming soon
IV
The Trinket That Knew the Way Home

The eye guided — sixty years of strangers home. But did it ever know?

Coming soon
V
The Monkey Who Stepped Into the Water

The monkey grieved — and saved her whole world. But did she know?

Coming soon
VI
What She Showed

The Sidhe showed — without agenda, without need. But showed us what?

Coming soon

Leave a coin on the windowsill

These stories are free to read.
If one finds you at the right moment, a tip keeps the fire going
and helps the next story arrive a little sooner.

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