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Foggy Forest

Horror short stories

Short tales of the eerie, paranormal, macabre, and tragic.

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Now, and the Hour of Death

Five tales of the eerie, tragic & macabre.​

Eldritch, gothic, and paranormal short stories that aim to give you goosebumps or play on your darkest heartstrings, bringing out a bit of gleefulness.

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Read more about the collection here.​​

Drowned Hearts

A young girl gambles everything to catch the mermaids who took her mother.

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Read more about the novelette here.

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Thaw This Broken Heart

Two lovers meet under the midwinter moon to reveal an incomprehensible tragedy.

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Published by Quill & Crow Publishing House, The Crow's Quill 2022, issue 17, Midwinter Despair.

The Sculptor

A young girl is separated from her parents on vacation and meets a church sculptor

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Published by Quill & Crow Publishing House, The Crow's Quill 2022, issue 12, Gargoyles.

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Green Hills

Other short stories

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The Tale of the Sad Christmas Dragon

A cozy holiday adventure of a girl who meets a strange, sad dragon in the forest.

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On Kindle Unlimited.

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