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King Me Kitty

Short Story

December 2025

Make a wish, you delightful little misfit. Oh, don’t fret; it’s only a game…with a Cheshire cat. (Warning: Spicy)

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Make Me Real

Flash Fiction

Coming March 2026

All he wants is your tooth. You’re not using it, right? Now that it fell out.

Make a Wish

King Me Kitty coverSiren's Song volume 5 magazine cover with a falling star and a dragon flying over 2 moons.

Two-Title Bundle

Beginnings and Endings Anthology 2025 edited by Pam Van Allen and Bill VanPatten. Sunset book cover with a person standing at the end of a dock overlooking the city.
Beginnings and Endings Anthology 2025 edited by Pam Van Allen and Bill VanPatten. Sunset book cover with a person standing at the end of a dock overlooking the city.

Let them

Rock You

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Worlds to Explore

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Hill City Smithy ♦︎ Forest Camping

Desert Town Tavern ♦︎ Vacation Rental ♦︎ Tower

Magic Temple ♦︎ Forest Village ♦︎ Mansions

Desert ♦︎ Space Stations ♦︎ Hideaways ♦︎ Estates

Find out whenever there’s a new portal!

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Poll: What is High Fantasy?

As I continue trying to home newer stories, I’ve been struck by the question: What is high fantasy? Some publishers say it’s any story set in a new world. Others say it implies elves and dwarves. Still others expect swords and magic as weapons. I wonder…what if we wielded ordinary objects that housed magic? Would…