Short Stories

“Rumpelstiltskin“

Corvid Queen

Sword & Kettle Press

April 10, 2026

***The queen rose and pulled on her cloak, not one lined in ermine, but a plain dark wool. “Sometimes we have no choice. Sometimes there are no heroes, and maidens wed villains.” She tugged on her gloves before she mumbled, “I certainly did.”***

“Love, Lies, & Pirate Allies“

Above, Below, and
Beyond the Sea

Ed. Shauntel Simper
& JayLee Kennedy

September 2024.

***The violins started playing.

“I’m to tell you how passionately I love you, and then kiss you when the music climaxes. Don’t laugh.”

“But I have to. Just a little bit,” Molly said and her mirth was threaded through her words, threatening to spill over in her eyes.***

“The Witch’s Table“

The Fairy Tale Magazine

Ed. Kate Wolford

Spring/Summer 2024.

***Nonna was a good witch. She watched over the township and kept the rabble in the forest at bay, eschewed the luxuries that all witches are folly to, except for one.

Gastronomie.***