Timothy Wright spends his days reading, writing, and arguing with his favorite parrot. But sometimes, scraping out a living at the nearest newspaper leaves him feeling more drained than rewarded. He wants to write stories about the things that matter, not news articles about the latest fluctuation in fruit prices. But...
Armel lives alone, and he's happy. Or is he? When a storm strikes, Armel ventures into the blizzard and is confronted by certain death if he doesn't learn the lessons the mysterious lady of the forest tries to teach him. Living apart from the others of Rivertree Village might make him feel safe, but it could have...
When a dangerous sea serpent called, the Wevren wreaks havoc on the merkingdom of the Shadowed Sea, the young mermaid Ariadne is called upon to rescue the kingdom and free them from the monster by giving up what she most holds dear.
Short Story in the Malfunction Trilogy Up until now, Ella has managed to avoid the single most important but most dangerous aspect of her life as a biobot. The thing she was created to do: going to the ravaged surface to fend off the aliens that turned the planet into a desolate, frozen waste. It's her first mission...
Kyle is the little boy who gets kicked out of every summer kids club. Who makes misbehavior into an art form. Who's family struggles to understand just what is wrong with him. And Kyle wonders too. Is there something wrong with him? And can it be fixed, or will he always be broken. And if it can't be, is he still w...
Sam Paine knew exactly two things: That Mrs. Oliver was in the family way, and that the bump on his head was there to remind him never to congratulate expectant mothers again. It wasn't the first time someone had had an adverse reaction to something Sam said, but it was the first time a chain of gossip ended with a re...
It's been months since that fateful night on a doorstep when Timothy accidentally blurted "I love you" to his favorite cook's assistant. Ever since that moment, Timothy has been a dead man walking--at least, in his own estimation. How could he break the news of their understanding to his parents and live to tell about...