Short Stories
“Rumpelstiltskin“
Corvid Queen
Sword & Kettle Press
Date of publication to be announced.
***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.***