Pippa & the Boot

By Cate Lawley

A Realm portal fantasy short tale

Pippa's crashing in the Realm, but only until she can buy a real home in the human world where she works.

Or that's the plan.

But maybe this half-brownie needs a little help understanding what exactly makes a real home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cate Lawley
• Release date: Feb 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393721352

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Pippa & the Boot

PIPPA & THE BOOT

A REALM PORTAL FANTASY SHORT TALE

CATE LAWLEY

CONTENTS

Pippa & the Boot

Also by Cate Lawley

About the Author

ABOUT PIPPA & THE BOOT

Pippa’s crashing in the Realm, but only until she can buy a real home in the human world where she works.

Or that’s the plan.

But maybe this half-brownie needs a little help understanding what exactly makes a real home.

PIPPA & THE BOOT

There once was an old woman who lived in a shoe.

She must have been a lunatic. Living in a shoe sucked.

Or maybe she’d just been absurdly broke and had some brownie blood in her family tree, like me.

Those sorts of stories typically began with interaction between the Realm and the human world. Add a few absurd (by human standards) details, like the idea of residing inside footwear, and a story was born.

My shoe was actually a boot. A giant’s boot. And it had been converted into a livable home many years ago, in a time when the occasional giant still roamed the Realm. The ceilings didn’t soar, but at five-four that didn’t bother me.

If I was a glass-half-filled sort of person, perhaps I’d