It's Christmastime and Tiff is returning to the one place she doesn't want to be: Fort Reverence, Florida. Between dealing with family issues she never quite got over and reuniting with her younger sibling, Tiff and her cousin Matt spot an undead woman running through the woods and immediately get down to investigating. Destiny and shadows taunt her in the same way her own family's history does. Who killed Priscilla Cain? Or, more accurately, where did they put her head?

Jackie didn't want to be the Hare. It's not like she has much of a choice, though. She was chosen, and being chosen means something when the person doing the choosing was clearly inspired by God. At least Maryanne, Jackie's best friend, is partial to her role as the Spring Maiden in the upcoming festivities. That is, until Maryanne goes missing. In the wake of Maryanne's disappearance, the budding advent of Jackie's own faithlessness and internal turmoil, and the constant pursuit of a mysterious Rabbit Man who has been watching Jackie from the edge of the woods, things have gotten weird. The question is, can Jackie find Maryanne and bring Spring back to the world? Or will the end not be as sweet? Is that how Spring even works? What does it mean to be faithless among the faithful, or to buck against control when you are told to be obedient? Is there escape from the cult you grew up in, or will you perish on the side of the mountain?

It's March in Lake Wonder, and something is in the water. It's not Bill Gates or fluoride, though. It's something else. It's something more dead-- and much more deadly. Tiff is a high school senior who is dealing with everything from her Bigfoot obsession to her best friend moving to the Fae World. If there's one thing she needs, it's a distraction from her impending graduation and the opening night of a school musical she's doing light work for. Denny also needs a distraction-- mostly from an anniversary she doesn't want to think about. Working as a janitor and sometime-assistant coach, spending time with her friends, and involuntarily turning into a wolf in the woods can really only do so much to keep her mind off of it. It's good for the both of them, then (and bad for the rest of the town) when something enters the water supply and a rash of illnesses, accidents, and weird deaths takes over the town. Who is Despina Worth and what happened to her? Why is there blue ectoplasm in the sinks at the high school? Why is slightly-renowned podcaster Suzette Sweet interviewing Tiff's aunt? What's with Denny's friend Jessie's cousins? And, most importantly, will the Mop Wizard ever make an appearance before the author inevitably gives up? Something's in the water. Maybe it's someone. (Quick note from the author: There's going to be a lot of weird and potentially bad stuff in this. At the time of writing this note, there's a lot of mentions and depictions of drownings, teen deaths, vomit, abuse and neglect, gore and violent deaths, and probably a few other things that are slipping my mind. Just keep that in mind, going into this.)

A collection of short stories, flash fiction, and journal entries set in the Lake Wonder universe.

[ONC 2022 LONGLIST] Space werewolves, slime cats, and cyborgs, oh my! Chuck is a human-lycanthrope living in the coldness of a hypercapitalist, cross-universe society. After their sister, Fionne, engaged in some thievery, Chuck was pretty much forced to take up the occupation of bounty hunting to protect her. It helps that it pays well-- and so do people who want desperately not to be found.

Vic thinks she has it all figured out. She's on track to graduate in a week and she is determined to have a great time with her friends (and some girl from her calculus class) until graduation day, when they'll all grow up a little bit and move on from the trap that is Cape Hux. And then Scotty gets abducted by aliens. After searching the stars and the internet for months, Vic thinks she has a clue about how to get him back. The issue is, more and more people are going missing around Cape Hux, including her friend Connor-- and only she knows the truth of how to stop it. With the help of the Girl from Seat 2B (who she still does not know the name of) and Leo (a pompous jackass of a young man), Vic sets out on a bit of a romp through the surrounding area, looking for clues, aliens, and, as luck would have it, a name for what's going on between herself and the Girl from Seat 2B.

The story of the thing in the basement. (Part one of a two-part minisaga series.)

The story of the thing in the basement. Kiss or Kill? (Part two of a two-part minisaga series.)

Kroger takes a walk.

After Cateline disappears, Ileana is left to pick up the pieces. She listens to music that reminds her of their shared past as she tries to find her.