September 5, 2025
The Pit
Azalea descended into the ball pit, armed with spray sanitizer and minimum-wage determination
The Pit
Azalea descended into the ball pit, armed with spray sanitizer and minimum-wage determination
January 24, 2025
Mischief Night
Too old for Mischief Night, too young to be Queen of the Harvest, no longer a child but not yet a woman. Brighid felt defined by what she wasn’t, instead of what she was.
Mischief Night
Too old for Mischief Night, too young to be Queen of the Harvest, no longer a child but not yet a woman. Brighid felt defined by what she wasn’t, instead of what she was.
November 15, 2024
The Heartbeat Between Life and Death
The forest was blood red, dying with the year. Cold iron in his hands, the hunter trod the well-worn trail, stepping silently around fallen leaves.
The Heartbeat Between Life and Death
The forest was blood red, dying with the year. Cold iron in his hands, the hunter trod the well-worn trail, stepping silently around fallen leaves.
September 6, 2024
The Fairies
Shelly’s mom was too busy baking cookies and talking on the phone to notice Shelly hiding under the table.
The Fairies
Shelly’s mom was too busy baking cookies and talking on the phone to notice Shelly hiding under the table.
August 23, 2024
Double Shot of Charisma
“…as any enhanced coffee shop will tell you, the results of magic aren’t guaranteed.”
Double Shot of Charisma
“…as any enhanced coffee shop will tell you, the results of magic aren’t guaranteed.”
July 12, 2024
In the Paradise of the Pure Land
In the paradise that is the Pure Land of the Amida Buddha, there is beauty everywhere.
In the Paradise of the Pure Land
In the paradise that is the Pure Land of the Amida Buddha, there is beauty everywhere.
May 17, 2024
Hapax Lizardman
Main Street Bridge runs over Wyatt Creek. Beneath it I play troll some nights, use the library’s Wi-Fi to search things on the laptop Tara gave me.
Hapax Lizardman
Main Street Bridge runs over Wyatt Creek. Beneath it I play troll some nights, use the library’s Wi-Fi to search things on the laptop Tara gave me.
September 22, 2023
The Culebre of San Moreno
“Nothing human-made can pierce a Culebre’s diamond-hard skin,” the Grandfather Imp had said.
The Culebre of San Moreno
“Nothing human-made can pierce a Culebre’s diamond-hard skin,” the Grandfather Imp had said.
