On some afternoons, Maya wraps her arms around herself and squeezes until the world grows quieter inside her body. Eli wants the swing, always the swing. Something in that steady arc, forward and back, seems to help his whole system...

In a lavender valley of the Wonderverse, there lived a people called the Resonants, whose bodies sang constantly. Knees clicked greetings.Elbows whistled when nervous.Stomachs made little kettle songs before meals.And every sunrise, the whole town sneezed at once because the...

This page is a doorway. On the other side: fae who edit your attention, brownies who bless your routines, djinn who untangle your wishes, selkies who guard your becoming, golems who keep old rules alive, and psychopomps who walk...

A Closing for the First Field Guide of The Wonderverse Wonderverse Charter (one last time, like a hand on the shoulder): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial....

Attention-Rooted Beings, Keepers of Embodied Patience Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they live Dryads...

Threshold Guides, Keepers of the Lantern Door Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they...

The Laughing Blade, Keepers of Anti-Rigidity Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they live Tricksters...

Pattern-Readers, Keepers of the Listening Mind Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they live Oracles...

Transformers, Compost-Angels, Keepers of Slow Magic Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they live Cauldron...

Made-Meaning Guardians, Keepers of the Old Instructions Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they...

Shape of Longing, Keepers of the Shoreline of Becoming Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good...

Preface: How to Read a World That Isn’t “Real” Chapter 1: The Fae Folk Chapter 2: The Brownies and Domovoi Chapter 3: The Muses Chapter 4: The Djinn Chapter 5: The Selkies and Kelpies Chapter 6: The Golems Chapter 7: The Cauldron Spirits Chapter 8: The Oracles...

Wish-Pressure Spirits, Keepers of the Unsplit Want Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they...

Idea-Pollinators, Keepers of the Useful Unfinished Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where they live Muses...

Tiny Maintenance Gods, Keepers of the Kindly “Done” Wonderverse Charter (read aloud if you like): The Wonderverse tells the truth in a form you can hold. Nothing is forced, and nothing is wasted. Wonder is not denial. Wonder is courage with good lighting. Where...