Short Stories

As I Wish is a fantasy short story about a powerful Fae who learns there are different types of power and magic might not be the most powerful of all. This story appears in the newly released anthology Femmes Fae-Tales, an all-women/non-binary written, edited, and published anthology full of intriguing fae stories featuring strong female characters. Check out the trailer below.

Of Buggies and Behemoths is a science fiction short story about a young couple enjoying the rambunctious and calm pleasures of their Lunar homestead. Something is missing in their lives, though, something that is fulfilled from an unexpected source. This story is published in Etaerio SF, a pamphlet for science fiction readers and writers.

Thanks for the Ride is a contemporary ghost story for middle grade readers appearing in Spaceports and Spidersilk October 2021. Disabled Leah and her friend Frankie attend a Halloween tour at Preston Castle, but Frankie runs off and disappears. After discovering Frankie’s sugar skull broken on the stairwell, Leah overhears a frightening conversation. To her relief and bewilderment, Frankie turns up on the way home, but something isn’t quite right.

Given Time, There Will Be Peace is a science fiction short story for adults appearing in Kraxon Magazine. Is it unusual for the prisoner to appear peaceful?