Kate Machon Author

💫Pix and Gabe actually did it! The Shadow Deception is a bronze winner in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Please join them on their adventures. Links: Amazon: amzn.to/4eZB2vg Kobo: bit.ly/4hidKle

'Pixie! What is this stuff? It's everywhere!' 'Grumpy, Gabe - it's just a little ectoplasm. I invited Percy the #phantasm for tea.' 'Typical. I've only just had the scorch marks from your dragon friends painted over, & now I'm scraping ghost vomit off the furniture!' #vss365

'Either I'm dreaming or it's an #illusion, Pixie.' 'It's not, Gabe. Honest. I'm just too full for the last brownie.' 'What's wrong with it? Have you dipped it in troll snot, or is it actually chocolate coated dragon poo?' Giggle. 'Anyone would think you didn't trust me.' #vss365

'So you're telling me, Gabe, a #wolf dressed up as Little Red Riding Hoods grandmother, & she didn't notice?' 'Not at first, Pixie, but-' 'Honestly, Gabe! What sort of idiot gets fooled by a wolf in a nighty. I have to say, your bedtime stories really suck.' Sigh. #vss365

'Really, Gabe? THAT gives you the same #exhilaration as I get waiting to see if a prank has worked?' 'A perfectly dotted i, a correctly crossed t... pure satisfaction, Pixie. Rules, reports, paperwork... PIXIE! Are you listening?' 'Sorry. I nodded off at "perfectly".' #vss365

'What IS that, Pixie? It smells... unspeakable.' 'Beetle bug stew, Gabe. Mmmf. I was #ravenous. Slurped the lot!' 'But you've already scoffed pickled slugs, honeyed beetles, & ant sherbet.' 'Flying burns calories, Gabe. Now for desert. OOH! Sugar worms! Still wriggling!' #vss365

'Gabe. Gabe! If you win, can I introduce you? I'd be brilliant. Cough. "I’m #elated to present you with the Angel of the Year award for services to grumbling, sighing, & making eternity feel longer." I'll even make you a Least Disappointing badge. What do you think?' #vss365

'Wow, Gabe. You won. I never knew you were so athletic. I'm very proud of you.' 'Really, Pixie? Because amid all the #cheering, there was a boo.' 'Never!' 'It didn't sound like an angel. Was more high pitched. Squeaky. Sounded just like a... PIXIE!' Giggle. 'Surely not.' #vss365

'There's no pleasing you, Gabe... mmmph... I mean, I'm just doing what you tell me... chomp, munch, chew... you always say... gulp... don't #start what you can't finish.' 'I wasn't referring to a box of brownies!' 'Whoops.' Nom. 'Too late.' #vss365

Rainbow #Travel: How pixies cover ridiculous distances in seconds. A pinch of pixie dust brings a companion along - though Pixie’s definition of “a pinch” is suspiciously flexible. Too much, and Gabe’s hair & feathers stand on end. It was an accident. Honest! #vss365

'I'm honoured you're sharing a pixie ceremony. Are you making pixie dust?' 'Not today, Gabe. If you could light this #taper & stand there.' 'Why?' 'I need to find the TV controls for my put-up-my-feet ceremony. AKA annoying Gabe.' 'You menace!' 'Shh. It's starting.' #vss365

'Pixie? PIXIE! You're not even listening to me.' 'Course I am, Gabe.' 'Oh, really? What was I saying then?!' 'Hmmm... something about me not listening to you.' 'PIXIE!' Giggle. 'Fine. I was #miles away.' #vss365

'Do you think you'll ever learn to share, Pixie?' 'Hey! I'm always offering you my pickled slugs, Gabe.' 'Ugh. I #doubt anyone would count them as sharing. No, I'm talking about the last brownie.' 'NEVER!' #vss365

'Pixie, to improve your parole chances, you need to make a #commitment to change.' 'Do I really, Gabe?' 'Yes! We all need to improve. Even me.' 'Then make a commitment too!' 'I'm not on parole.' 'Gabe! Preaching without practising? That's naughty! Your halo's askew!' #vss365

'Open this door NOW, Pixie.' 'Nuh-uh. I'm busy, Gabe.' 'Open it or I'll knock it down.' 'Your house. Your repair bill.' 'You're #fueling my paranoia! Open up.' 'Fine. Come in.' 'Oh no. I'm not fooling for that one. Last time I opened the door & got a glitter enema!' #vss365

'Pixie, is it meant to boil & spew purple steam?' 'That's the fun of inventing potions, Gabe. It might be fine. It might explode.' 'Shouldn't you be #nervous? 'Of coure. Once I add the last ingredient, I'm hiding behind you.' 'Hey! I'm an angel, not a blast shield.' #vss365

'Pixie, where's my dinner? It was here in the refrigerator.' 'Haven't seen it, Gabe... unless you mean that big steak.' 'That's exactly what I mean.' 'Oops. I used it for alligator #training.' 'We don't even have alligators?' 'We have since I showed them your dinner.' #vss365

'Pixie, why the aerodynamic catsuit & #sneakers? That's not your usual style.' 'Well, Gabe. Ever heard the yarn about two people & a bear?' 'You don’t have to outrun the bear, just the other-' 'Exactly.' 'PIXIE, WHAT HAVE YOU SUMMONED?!' 'Beats me. But it's behind you.' #vss365

'You're such a star, volunteering for the parole scheme, Gabe.' 'And to think, Pixie, in the #lottery of faeries I could have helped, I got... YOU.' 'Try that again, Gabe, with a smile this time. Of all the faeries you could have helped, hooray, you got ME!' Hmph! #vss365

'Did you have no idea when you invited her to stay, Pixie?' 'Entirely #unexpected, Gabe. First I knew was when I found twin dragonlings keeping warm in the fireplace. But don't worry, Dolly's a wonderful mother. You just need to keep the fire going for the next 6 months.' #vss365

'Relax, Gabe. I am 100% certain this will all go smoothly. Cross-my-heart, hope-to-die, bet-your-afterlife-on-it, #dead certain.' 'Pixie! Don’t say dead when I’m about to enter the mouth of a dragon you’ve somehow persuaded me to help with its toothache!' Giggle.'Sorry.' #vss365