Miscellany
A collection of stories that don’t take place in a particular anywhere. Some of these stories exist behind a paywall, also known as The Forbidden Section, and are marked with FS.
Under the Roses FS — (Fairytale Retelling) A nine-part series. Beatrice has been tasked with cutting flowers for her town’s Festival of the Immaculate Heart. But when she flouts the rules and visits a forbidden garden, she encounters mystery, danger—and a Beast.
Three roses. Three visits.
Meanwhile, evil stalks the woods surrounding her town. People begin to die. And the townspeople are looking for someone or something to blame.
“The Chalice” FS — (Fantasy) Bertram is returning from serving in his lord’s military when he meets a leper on the road. This chance encounter opens the way to a deeper mystery, one that involves the Holy Grail.
“The Dark Hunter” FS — (Horror) Alexie lost most of his family to the being known as the Dark Hunter. Ignoring the warnings from his elders, he goes into the Blackwood for revenge but all Alexie finds is Hunger.
“Wind Chimes at the End of the World” FS — (Science Fiction) A meteor buzzes past Earth, bringing with it a green energy that spells the end of world as Lacey knows it. And what does she find at the end of the world?
“A Matter of Honor” — (Fantasy) Jarrett is Captain of the Guard for a tyrant—and he doesn’t like it one bit. He does what he can to mitigate damage, but some surprising news shatters all illusions of control. Given orders to escort a “dignitary” into the city, Jarrett is faced with a choice between potential death and certain dishonor.
“Callings and Crossings” FS — (Fantasy) An abandoned cottage. A missing woman. An inexplicable healing. What has this monster hunter stumbled onto?
“Never Offend the Fae” FS — (Urban Fantasy) Melia wants to see someone dead, so she awakens a powerful being sealed away under an altar. But can she bear the cost of her actions?
“In the Gloaming” — (Science Fiction) While working on a spaceship, a strange knocking lures Tony out into darkness, where he encounters a being beyond his imagination.
“Heart Music” — (Science Fiction) Newly-married Cecilia is regretting her life choices after moving onto the moonbase, Selene City, when a haunting music draws her out into the alien landscape outside the base. Part of the Christmas in Selene City collaborative project by
.“The Key to Everything” FS — (Weird) Milton has spent years researching a strange box and the key that is meant to open it. But does he really understand what he knows? And can he face what lies within?
“Edgar Did It” — (Horror/Supernatural) Alicia is an author used to characters taking control of the narrative. However, when strange things begin happening in her home, she begins to question where fantasy ends, and reality begins.