Mikaela is writing a bunch of short stories for 13 Days 13 Shorts this year! To check out more stuff from Mikaela, visit www.mikaelamiyamoto.com note from Mikaela: I've started posting videos of me reading the stories on TikTok and you might start to catch some extra clues to the overarching storyline! You can check them out here:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelamiyamoto?_t=ZP-90wjbC3IF8J&_r=1 I’m beginning to suspect my grandmother is in on it. That she’s keeping me here for s

Foraging isn’t always pretty. Toads. The damn things were always needed for potion ingredients. Toad eyes, toad toes, toad skin. Toadstools. Elle was just amusing herself now, thinking about all the different things pulled from toads as she foraged by the pond. Toadstools. Well, that was a mushroom. But still. Toad toad toad. Elle giggled to herself. Sometimes words lost all meaning when they were said over and over. She began to sing to herself, making up a tune as she waite