someone or something knows what's hers or its.. uuhh.. right.. - xtra dog - Feb-20-2012   

A fun short story, if you have a moment or two. I do enjoy this bard's writing! - Anonymous - Sep-19-2017   

funny! - Anonymous - Mar-04-2009   

Chuckletude! - Anonymous - May-08-2009   

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!! Love it! - Anonymous - May-23-2009   

the author promised a parody in the disclaimer and that is exactly what this story is.. - xtra dog - Feb-20-2012   

really funny! **SPOILER ALERT** ALL HAIL THE POWER OF DUCKY!! - anon - Aug-29-2013   

cute story.. - xtra dog - Feb-20-2012   

Very nice tale, well written and flowed smoothly. Great quick read - Anna28Carm - Jan-04-2017   

Very cute little story. The end had me laughing. - silverwriter01 - Jun-23-2009   

I love this author, and am surprised I missed this one before. Short, cute, and funny. The ending surprised me and I choked on my taco from laughing so hard.
- Anonymous - Jun-25-2009   

i always thought it was mary who had a little lamb.. ;)very cute story.. - xtra dog - Feb-21-2012   

Really enjoyed this story...just wish it was finished!!! - Anonymous - Jun-05-2008   

Love this story. Wish it was a finished story, but still worth reading. - kel - Jul-01-2008   

A nice read - too bad it doesn't have an ending, worth reading anyhow... - Charlotte - Mar-24-2010   

Great up until I find yet another Conqueror story unfinished. - Anonymous - Apr-18-2011   

So glad I found this wonderful author. Hoping she will finish this amazing tale - can't wait to see how it will end. Highly recommended if you don't mind following along. - colorado fan - Aug-22-2011   

This story would have been great ... If it were finished - Amanda - Jan-07-2012   

there is chapter 24 is http://www.ralst.com/storiesXG.html - Anonymous - Jan-19-2012   

this story threw me off kelter.. well done.. - xtra dog - Feb-21-2012   

very cool story - erma - Aug-16-2011   

a true faerie tale.. - xtra dog - Feb-21-2012   

lovely sequel to 'the gift'.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Beautiful story, do yourself a favor and read it. - Anonymous - Jun-28-2009   

Charming love story! - Anonymous - Jul-04-2009   

Fantastic, charming and wonderful. - xenamari - Jul-05-2009   

Loved it! It was warm and sweet and I was smiling when I finished reading. Great job! - Anonymous - Sep-23-2009   

sweet story that reads like a modern fairy tale. i very much enjoyed it. - shay - Jul-25-2010   

i love this story and only wish (oh, if only to be granted) that there were more of riley and isaber (happily ever after, of course). - kc - Jul-26-2010   

Very sweet story. Made me smile:-) - Lyn B - Jun-21-2011   

this story has all the ingredients required when thinking of three wishes you want to see fulfilled.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

if you love cats, you will love this story.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Aww, how totally cute! I can totally see my cats (aka She who roars loudly and rules with lightening fast claws and She who whips long and fast tail indignantly) behaving this way. A must read for softies and cat lovers. Very nicely done! - Stacia - Sep-10-2013   

Great Alternate timeline Xena story with a twist. Gets better and better everytime I read it. There is such strong emotion packed in a short story - Anonymous - Sep-11-2009   

Really well crafted story. Very interesting take on the Conqueror theme. - Georgia - Jul-27-2010   

Anything written by Carola Rychan Eriksson is great ! This story is superb. You feel the anguish and misery in this Gladiator's bleak existence. Very powerful.

- Thothgirl22 - Jun-13-2011   

Carola Rychan Eriksson is one of my favorite writers. Her stories have entertained me, often leaving me wanting more. This story leaves an indelible impression. A spellbinding short fiction. - kc - Jul-21-2011   

this story does remind me of 'when fates collide'.. with a bit of a twist.. wonderfull..
- xtra dog - Nov-07-2011   

oooh.. this leaves me very curious as to the end result.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Awww, what a place to cut the story off! Great build-up to the big moment and then wham, the reader is left hanging and growling at the computer because we all know what we want to happen but just aren't sure it does. Fantastic!! - Stacia - Sep-10-2013   

So...cute! Just found this story one day and couldn't stop smiling. Worth the read..and the sequal is too. - Anonymous - Nov-03-2007   

LOL!!!! this story is SUPER SWEEEEET!!! =D
totally deserve a sequel. - Rye - Dec-19-2007   

This story is a keeper! So is the bard, Carola's stories may be short but she's one of the very best; she's got humor, sure, but she's s master of drama as well. Read the sequels to this story, and then continue reading the rest of her stuff. You'll never ever regret it. - Engraved - Dec-19-2007   

This is just so cute, check this one out! - Shadow - Dec-20-2007   

This story, or the whole series actually, is among the best I've read. Really really sweet, very funny and need i say it - ORIGINAL! Gay turtles, hahahaha! Couldn't help but smile all the way through. BRAVO!!! - Nat - Dec-22-2007   

Short and sweet. Very enjoyable. - sarah - Jan-07-2008   

this so cute.. - leia - Jan-07-2008   

Definitely read this one! - Boo - Feb-26-2009   

awww. That is just too cute! - Kerowyn - Mar-02-2009   

I so fell in love with this. And like what the others said..very original - gay turtles hehehe, who would have thought! This is such an adorable story. I even had to look up about their egg hatching and its true, painted ones doesnt need male to lay eggs.. Very nice for Dash and Kiri ;) - Yani - Mar-10-2009   

It really is a charming, cute story. - Anonymous - Mar-17-2009   

this is an adorable story. superbly cute. - kc - Jul-27-2010   

This is such a wonderfully sweet story! Really well crafted. Read it - it will make you feel good. - Georgia - Jul-27-2010   

What a charming story. Amazing ! Loved it. - colorado fan - Aug-21-2011   

if you're looking for some light reading, this story is not one to pass up on.. it is also adorable, cute, sweet and funny.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Absolutely hilarious! I loved this cute and charming story! - Ricky - Dec-08-2012   

a very deep and touching story about the rebirth of the world, and two women who love, live and fight to defend their family in it. - Anonymous - Sep-11-2011   

this author has the ability to create entire new worlds that feel familiar nonetheless.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Wow, what a fantastic story! Would love to see this expanded or continued with a sequel or two. A previous reviewer is right - Ms. Eriksson can create a world alien yet wonderfully written so it is familiar to us. For science fiction fans, this is a must read! - Stacia - Apr-26-2013   

I have read several of Carola Rychan Eriksson's stories and she is a maestro in writing short stories which read like an epic. I am always astounded how she can develop a character in such a short amount of time and have the reader so emotionally moved by the end. This is a beautifully written story. - Goatgrrl - Sep-08-2013   

nice read.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Great short, unique short story. A must read if you like stories that stretch your concept of science and reality. - Stacia - Sep-09-2013   

A delightful sequel - sarah - Jan-07-2008   

Great sequel :) - Boo - Feb-26-2009   

The turtle stories are absolutely the cutest stories ever. - EC - Feb-27-2009   

i love the paralelsbetween humans and turtles.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

All around good story. - Anonymous - Aug-07-2015   

Outstanding story. One of her best! - Anonymous - Nov-02-2015   

Very poignant and moving. - M. - Feb-10-2008   

wonderful story...short but still very moving. - grace - May-16-2008   

Lovely story! - Anonymous - Feb-13-2009   

Woah! Reading this I was so sure it would be an unhappy ending. the worst! But the ending surpised me in the best way possible!! So, so glad I read it. - Anonymous - Feb-27-2009   

Haha! Beautiful. I know how it can be, two people being so fearful of the others' reactions they don't allow the other to see. Thanks for writing this story! - The 13th Knight - Apr-20-2009   

exellent - Anonymous - Jun-29-2009   

wow. this is a lovely piece of writing. - kc - Sep-06-2010   

Very poignant and sweet. I liked the simplicity of the writing. Beautiful. - Lyn B - Jan-05-2011   

a little heart breaking but very well written.. no embelishments but plain good writing.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

This definitely different, but hauntingly beautiful. - Anonymous - Dec-15-2007   

Wow...this author has the ability to write something beautiful and epic. This story was way to short for her talents. I hope she writes something again soon...and next time takes her time and draw it out and give us pages and pages of magic. - JC - May-15-2008   

i cannot say it any better but i sincerely agree with jc's comments. i look forward to reading more from this writer. - kc - Jan-18-2011   

a whole book written in five pages.. when can we expect the extended version 'cause this story certainly deserves that.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

I read this story a number of years ago and never forgot it. Wow ! How wonderful to see it posted here. Beautiful, heartwarming and heartwrenching story. Read it, you'll see. - Thothgirl - Oct-26-2012   

It is impossible for me to comprehend how such a short story could be so engaging and so complete. Indeed, C.R.Eriksson achieved this in this beautifully written magical fairytale. - goatgrrl - Nov-02-2012   

good story - erma - Aug-16-2011   

nice read.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Excellent!!! I really enjoyed this Turtle occupied Voyager world. Gentle, funny and cute. - CoolNik - Nov-19-2010   

owww.. poor little dash.. so misunderstood.. great read.. i generally dislike cross overs, but i loved this one.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

eventhough this story is listed as horror, it had me laughing the entire time.. and that admission is meant as a compliment to the author.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

what would have become of xena had she stayed with lao ma?? if you ever wondered about that, you definitely have to read this story.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012   

Wow, just wow! What a moving short story, one that begs for several sequels. A unique view of Gab and Xena for sure. - Stacia - Sep-10-2013   

oww.. cute and sweet.. not to mention funny.. - xtra dog - Feb-22-2012