A science-fiction short story. Varian is missing, and the changelings are on the warpath. Will Ariel’s adoptive father find Varian, before the changelings make the boy another name to be remembered in a long-fought war?

A dark power thought contained reaches into the world it covets, and its agents stalk the world, once more. Will those who’d thought the battle won recognize the threat in time to contain it, or will the undead and corrupted rise once more to power?

A science-fiction rural-urban-fantasy short story. ‘Tis the Season, her favorite season, and Rosalind is home safe, tucked away in a haven as far from her old ‘home,’ and all the places her hunters know to find her, or so she thinks, until she hears a troll roar. With cookies in the oven, and a storm on the horizon, and all she knows and loves a very long way away, Ros is on her own…save for the hunters closing in…and the unexpected guests. With any luck, she’ll be able to escape into ...

A science-fantasy short story. When the battlespike Oliver is flying is hit as he seeks shelter in the warp, life as he knows it ends. On the other side of the warp waits a new world, a new life, and whole new set of dangers, and Oliver is going to have to pick things up fast, if he is to survive. Will the lady from the caves be his salvation, or will she finish what the crash began?

A science-fiction short story. What do you do when your brother betrays you, and you end up on another world, in the employ of a company whose recruiting methods leave a lot to be desired? Well, I guess you keep your head down, while you try to figure out a way to get back home. And I sure miss home.

A short rural-urban-fantasy-science-fiction story involving: An unexpected troll, a plot thick with elves and treachery, and a lover spurned, work together to make Tillie’s life take a sudden twist…and she is left scrambling to not only extract herself, but to get her friends back alive.

Past, present, and future, the alternate forms of Salu and Kia shift to adapt to worlds where peace is a fragile thing often shattered, and we, the observers, chronicle their struggle.

A science-fiction short story.I knocked over the beer. On purpose. In front of everyone.And then I ran.I think I saved the starman.The only question is: Can anyone save me? From the raiders and the forest.Can anyone save any of us?

A fantasy short story.A city under siege.A dragon under cover.Five kings lost to time.And two orphans running for their lives.Hunted by invaders, Valan races to find his sister before those seeking them. What is it about their past that has an entire army wanting them dead?And who sent it?Can Valan find the only family he has, and escape before the sins of their unknown fathers come to rest upon their shoulders?

A short story concerning an archaeological dig funded by tourism, where the tourists go missing. A mysterious cavern where the magic takes place. As an Odyssey agent, and a big brother looking for his sister, I had to go undercover to find out what was going on…and hope Agent Delight had my back as much as she said she did. Because operational triage was what she did best, and how was I going to get out of there if she decided she had a better lead to follow?

From dragons to starships to lost colonies and deadly mermaids, this collection of poetry wander through genres and setting and poetic forms with happy abandon. It explores worlds and settings and reflects on the way things might have been or might become.2ND EDITION NOTE: This edition is a renewed version of Edition 1, with the main changes being the new cover, new front and back matter, Americanization of spelling, and some minor word changes. Outside those changes, most of the c...

A fantasy short story including: A place by the fire in exchange for a story, the tale of a blind bard and a dragon, a knight and his squire. Sharing stories for a place at a fire. It’s a highlight of the road—but the tale of a blind bard and a dragon, and how things used to be? Maybe it wasn’t my best choice.