Short Stories

Lady Winter Wears an Autumn Scarf

October 2023

A dying woman chooses how the final moments of her life will go, and finds hope in the choice.

Keeping the Lights On

October 2023

An aging engineer, overwhelmed by the responsibilty of keeping her pocket of surviving humanity’s electricity on, is convinced she’s too busy to take on an apprentice.

Waverunner

September 2023

Decades after giving up a sport she’d loved because of the toxicity of the culture around it, a grandmother wrestles over whether to share the joy the sport had once brought her.

Surrogacy

September 2023

A woman, disillusioned by shunning after leaving her abusive husband, searches for a new way to belong and grow a family.

Just Desserts

June 2023

A harpy falls in love with a cook and fights to free his soul from the depths of hell – where she sent him.

Career change

June 2023
A celebrity racer loses one career and finds another, one with wins or losses that reach much further.

Ways TO GO

August 2022
There are few choices when tumbling alone in space.

Guardian of the Lost

July 2022
A monster learns to see the beauty she is to those who need her.

Give and Take

November 2021
Who do you see in the mirror every morning?

Marciano

December 2021
A Martian scientist works to save an Earther colony despite their resistance to her help.

Follow Me

August 2019

After decades of following his twin’s lead on adventures, a man steps up to break new ground.

Everything For Beth

September 2018
A mother refuses to accept her daughter’s terminal diagnoses.

These Wings of Mine

August 2018
A young explorer, stranded with his team on a strange planet, discovers the courage he needs to become all he must be if they are to survive and return home.

New Beginnings Hope & Healing

August 2018
A girl finds a chance to get her addicted mother clean for good.

Finding Persephone

July 2018

A mother searches the galaxy for her kidnapped daughter, willing to let her family’s empire fall into ruin if need be in order to reunite with her.

Chaser

July 2018
A young woman does what she needs to do to move beyond her father’s legacy.

HOPper

July 2017

A home AI discovers the house has been infested with some rather helpful pests.

Honour Thy Father

May 2017
A mother battles all comers to protect her children, including her own father.