The Archive of Lost Dreams and other paranormal tales

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The Archive of Lost Dreams and other paranormal tales The Archive of Lost Dreams and other paranormal tales

Author: Lissa Bilyk

Category: Young Adult

Published: 2011

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Four short paranormal tales.The Archive of Lost Dreams: a little girl discovers the importance of dreams and wishes.Roses Are Red: Loren meets her guardian angel who is struggling with jealousy issues.Don’t Even Peep: Eight year old Susan investigates the secrets in her Victorian home.Round, Round The Fairy Ring: Seven year old Abigail’s new baby sister is replaced with a fairy changeling.THE ARCHIVE OF LOST DREAMS“What is this place?” I ask.“It is the Archive of Lost Dreams,” he tells me.“Why are the dreams lost?”“Some people have had to put a great many of their dreams away as they make sacrifices for those that they love.”“Where do they put them?”.“They are tucked away in a little bottle, where the dreamer can unravel and admire them at will. But sometimes the bottle is accidentally left to float away in the great ocean of life, and the dreams escape. The dreamers forget they ever existed. This is where they end up.”This paranormal short story is 2000 words.ROSES ARE REDWhen nineteen-year-old Loren starts to dream about a mysterious angel called Justice, he soon reveals himself as her own guardian angel. What’s worse: he’s fallen in love with her, and is incredibly jealous of her friendship with any young man, especially the street musician, Martin.This paranormal short story is 4500 words.DON'T EVEN PEEPWhy does eight-year-old Susan wakes up in front of a large covered-up frame hidden away in the attic every morning? Why does her grandmother keep her from peeping behind the luxurious velvet? When will Susan’s father come home? Secrets abound in this Victorian paranormal short story of 2000 words.ROUND, ROUND THE FAIRY RINGSeven-year-old Abigail hates her new baby sister, Celeste. But Celeste has changed from the premature and sick baby into a plump, healthy infant overnight. Then Abigail accidentally falls into a fairy ring and realises her sister has been replaced with a changeling. And no one but Abigail messes with her sister. This paranormal short story is 5500 words.