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Kickstarter Recommendation: Outsiders by Jessie Kwak

| April 30, 2025

Jessie Kwak, who has written a few books I’ve reviewed, is currently running a Kickstarter for Outsiders, a speculative short story collection! She’s already reached her funding goal, so there’s no worries about whether or not this collection will exist, but you can back it through May 9th to get in on this collection and some […]

“How Far You’ll Go” and “Shrinking Violet” in Weathering Youth

| April 24, 2025

Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “How Far You’ll […]

March 2025 Publications

| April 1, 2025

I had a TON of new pieces out in March 2025, including poetry, drabbles, flash fiction, and short stories! My flash fiction story, “Propagating Rosa glacies,” appeared in issue 12 of ALOCASIA. This is a flash fiction piece written as a gardening article (with a teaser for a future article at the end). It’s a bit dark […]

Unfixed Timelines (the first volume)

| March 27, 2025

When I initially published Unfixed Timelines, I had a vague idea that I would do more of these collections. Still, I didn’t add a “1” onto the title, as that seemed a little odd to me. The second and third volumes, of course, have numbers, which now makes the first volume stand out a little bit […]

Review of Cursed Shards

| March 26, 2025

Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore, edited by Leanbh Pearson (IFWG Publishing International, 2024), is an anthology with ten stories that each contain a shard of a broken mirror at the core of their premise. Some stories touch on well-known folklore, while others use more obscure myths and legends as their core. The stories are […]

“Just a Dollar” and “Sugar Wars” in Weathering Youth

| March 25, 2025

Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “Just a Dollar” and […]

“The Sky is Falling” and “Outrageous Fortune” in Weathering Youth

| February 27, 2025

Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! The third […]

“The Storyteller” and “To Choose a Name” in Weathering Youth

| January 21, 2025

Because Weathering Youth is my biggest collection to date, I’m grouping the short stories and flash fiction stories in pairs for my posts, based on the way they fall in the collection. This lets me look at the connections between the stories and how I decided to arrange specific stories in the collection! “The Storyteller” is […]

Have You Checked Out Weathering Youth?

| December 26, 2024

Have you checked out my latest collection, Weathering Youth? It’s got a bunch of stories and poetry featuring younger characters and other characters with a more youthful outlook, regardless of age. In worlds with dragons, starships, and monsters, adults aren’t the only people. Children, teenagers, and young adults are sometimes the heroes of the story […]

Weathering Youth Out Today!

| November 12, 2024

Today’s the day! My latest collection, Weathering Youth, is out today! Within its pages, you’ll find younger protagonists and protagonists with a more youthful outlook, regardless of age. The stories range from humorous to dark, within the realms of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror! This is my largest collection to date, with almost fifty stories and poems! […]