Caelestis is a short fantasy story I originally wrote for a friend. My friend said, “I’m like a dragon with my art. I hoard it and unleash it slowly.”
Immediately, I could see the dragon crystallising her dreams and guarding them with her talons until she had polished them enough to share. I asked my friend’s permission to write her as the dragon, which she kindly granted. The rest, including the main character Galant and her inability to dream, sprang from my imagination. If you’d like to read this and a bunch of other fun fantasy and science fiction from Aussie authors, you can buy the electronic Issue #81 of Andromeda Spaceways Magazine here.
Edit: And I’m honoured ASM chose “Caelestis” for their “Best Stories: Vol 5” anthology, published March 2023. The anthology includes 13 of the best stories from their 2020 issues.
Finley Harper 