Speculative Stories

  • Grounded

    Featured in Twisted Tournament 2026 Sci-Fi Anthology

    Science Fiction, 269 Words

    The job was supposed to be clear and simple, but this bounty hunter gets way more than she expected when the “runaway daughter” ends up being an annoying twenty-something.

    Trigger Warning: Adult Language

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  • Spellbindr

    Speculative, 500 Words

    Val has struggled with dating apps. Being a fairytale princess hiding in the human world only makes relationships more complicated. Could Spellbindr, an app for magical folk like her, be the answer?

    Trigger Warning: Adult Language

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  • Unstable Grounds

    Honorable Mention (Top 35) in Elegant Literature December Volume “Lasting Legacy”

    Spectacular 64 in Writing Battle Autumn Short Story 2025

    Alternate History, 2K Words

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  • Absent Electricity

    Honorable Mention in Elegant Literature “Message Received” Contest

    Dystopian, 2K Words

    The world ended. The internet is gone. Most electronics don’t work. A mother and her three-year-old son navigate this new world and what it means for their family and future.

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  • Breaking

    Fantasy, 500 Words

    The Grand Duke killed Priscilla’s mother and sister, but she knows what he’s after. And where it’s hidden. Can she thwart his plans to get his hands on some of the world’s last magic?

    Trigger Warnings: Death, Dead bodies, Violence, Gore

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  • Joinery

    Honorable Mention in Writing Battle Summer NanoFiction

    Speculative, 250 Words

    “All I did was cut down a tree!  Now, its trunk was in my pickup and its spirit wouldn’t leave until I finished my “penance”: good deeds carved from its wood.”

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  • A Fourth Wish

    Fantasy/Romance, 2K Words

    A street rat finds a magic lamp and wishes to be a prince, but that request does not go as planned.  When he is abducted, the genie he set free comes to his rescue, carrying a secret in his heart.  Will the tension between them get in the way of their escape?

    Trigger Warning: Mature Themes

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  • The Endling

    Science Fiction, 2K Words

    Years after the surface world is destroyed, Chance is stuck between his found family and his mysterious new friend, Moira. But what does she want? And who will Chance chose when the world that already ended once ends again?

    Trigger Warnings: Violence, Manipulation

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  • Gener-Mate 4

    Sci-Fi/Rhyming 500 Words

    The cutting-edge AI for all your romance needs! (New patch fixes bugs and glitches some users call “unsettling.”)

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Literary Fiction Stories

  • Unfamiliar

    Featured in Twist Magazine Vol. 2

    100 Words

    Read at Twisted Tournament

  • Out From Under His Boot

    500 Words

    Trigger Warning: Verbal
    Abuse, Manipulation

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Historical Fiction Stories

  • Assumption and Affectation

    Honorable Mention in Writing Battle Winter Flash Fiction

    Regency, 1K Words

    To avoid an unhappy marriage, Miss Fairfax flees the estate, her family, and the cause of her troubles, Mr. Edmund Dunham. On her path to freedom, she stumbles upon an strange adventure and some new perspective.

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  • The Libertine and the Library

    Regency Era, 5K Words

    Mr. Cleo Cogburn is known as a rake, a libertine and a breaker of hearts and that’s the way he prefers it. This fascade hides a deep secret. When this truth is uncovered, will it lead Cleo toward his heart’s dearest wish or heartbreak and despair?

    Trigger Warning: Mature Themes

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  • Seven Bargains of the Rake

    Regency Era/Fantasy, 2K Words

    In an alternate variant of Regency England, the fae live alongside humans blessed with the ability to perceive them.  One such human, Miss Maria Keene, longs for vengeance.  The target of her anger: a prolific rake and libertine.  She calls upon the fae for help, but will the court aid her or side with the breaker of hearts?

    Trigger Warning: Manipulation

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  • Utterly Unattainable

    Regency Era, 2K Words

    Miss Charlotte Ashe has never had anything or anyone divert her attention away from the constellations and stars above… until now.

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  • As Easy As Child's Play

    Placed 2nd in Group 5 for the NYCM Rhyming Challenge 2025

    Late 1800s, 600 Words

    In the late 1800s, the lives of a family unfold in a house with eight sides.  Their octagonal home is witness to their love, loss, strife and search for joy and meaning.

    Trigger Warning: Grief, Death, Child Death, Family Trauma

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Tales of Dr. Patina Puzzle

  • Dr. Puzzle and the Mystery of the Broken Spine

    Fantasy/Mystery, 5K Words

    Dr. Puzzle's favorite library is in danger and Patina is called in to help! During her investigation, the past and her old mentor catch up with her. Can she solve the mystery of what's destroying the books and fix a broken relationship?

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  • Dr. Puzzle and the Temple of Lost Confidence

    Fantasy, 2K Words

    Two of Dr. Puzzle's dearest friends are captured on a mission through some mysterious woods. Can she save them from the inhabitant of a forgotten temple when her own insecurities are turned against her?

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