Short Fiction. Taller Tales.
“Gift of the Fey”
Published in 7th Circle Pyrite
A young fey must face the discrimination of three local human boys.
“To the Moon and Back”
Published in Luna Station Quarterly
A girl turns into a cloud and flies to the moon to try and find her lost sister.
“Candy Cane Walrus”
Published in The Rabbit Hole VI
The candy cane walrus visits Olly when her parents fight.
“Hera and the Mulberry Tree”
Published in The Lorelei Signal
The mulberries tasted sweeter on June 22nd than on any other day.
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“Diagonal Attraction”
Published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal
The stoplight arrow pointed up and to the left.
“Weird,” Kida said, and pressed the gas pedal, glancing over at Lir in the passenger seat.
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“What a Flora Goddess Craves”
Published in Silver Blade Magazine
Poppy rambled along the highway, nodding to the bunches of Queen Anne’s lace on the road’s shoulder.
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“Someone Call Shadow Control!”
Published in Daily Science Fiction
Culver hauled the sack of chittering shadows to the back of his truck.
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“Bridge of the Bees”
Published in Penumbric Speculative Fiction
Elsie skipped over the bridge in the yard, the tiny thing constructed for rabbits and mice.
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“Importance of Gray”
Published in Disabled Tales
The cicadas sizzled in the summer afternoon, spiraling in an erratic murmuration through the yard, and Fen dropped her sidewalk chalk to cover her ears.
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“Falling Action Cafe”
Published in The Fabulist
“Is there such a place as book heaven? In this sweetly told flash fiction there is, at least, something very close.”
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“Feed Them Wonder”
Published in Fleas On the Dog Magazine
The butterfairies and the ring-tailed dragons fled first.
Photo by Антон Воробьев on Unsplash
“Dropped Into the Sky”
Published in Nonbinary Review (Issue #29, In Motion)
The sidewalk broke off on Filmore street, stopping as if at an invisible boundary.
“The Time Speaker”
Published in Luna Station Quarterly
She always knew what time it was, down to the second. Then she started to understand the language of time itself.
“Her First Full Breath”
Published in Beyond the Veil: Supernatural Tales of Queer Love
Cam wants to join the divers as they grow pearls in their chests. The only problem is, she’s a girl.
“Craving For Another Summer”
Published in Wyldblood Press
The lemon of the kiss loitered on Seena’s lips so long that she thought of dangerous things. Maybe she could stay a little past the first yellow leaf, before the dew even iced over.
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“Touched”
Published in Haven Speculative Magazine
Street kids, magic pockets, and one girl's attempt to escape a crippling fear of touch.
“Edge of the Universe”
Published in The Colored Lens (Winter 2022)
A Fae coffeeshop owner helps the hurting souls who wander into her shop. And she gives them coffee.
Photo by Vlad Zinculescu on Unsplash
“The Terror of the Care Center”
Published in Tall Tale TV
Narrated by Chris Herron
A tough old lady code breaker learns how to speak dog, and helps the animal out of an abusive situation.
“The Mechanic”
Published in Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging (Vol Blue)
Lissa can’t seem to remember driving a certain stretch of the road from Omaha to Lincoln.
“Beating the Heat”
Published in Strukturriss (Vol 3 Issue 1)
A heat demon tries to get between a couple in the swelter of summer.
Photo by Connor Wilkins on Unsplash
“The Space Between Us”
Published in Flash Fiction Online
Kodi can measure the distance between things - and emotions, too, sometimes.
“Laughter on the Wind”
Narrated by Tiny Tales Podcast
We are made with laughter and bones.
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“Lunch Break With Portals”
Published in Theme of Absence Magazine
Deana’s favorite time was 12:34.
Photo by Logan Moreno Gutierrez on Unsplash
“The Squirrelherd and the Sound”
Published in Zooscape Magazine
Usually the squirrels found one or two space acorns a day. The next day, they found seven.
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“Feeding the Mountain”
Published in Fudoki Magazine
A young priest has to feed a mountain. Except, it’s a little angry at him.
Published on Amazon
“The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them”
Based in the world of the Amaranth Chronicles by Alexander Barnes, this short story delves into Lithia Boson’s origin story.
Are You Ready to Travel?
Drop your worries by the chair,
Hang your hurry on the shelf,
Come breathe another world’s air,
Come live the life of someone else.
—Emmie Christie