[Paranormal/A Winning Short Story] He's a sick man who has forgotten what he did to me. But I'm still around, and I'll get him for it.

[Short Story/Winning Creation Myth] A #RetellingsUnite creation story contest winner! Ah, creation stories. We all know a few. But what of the tales of how we came to be that lie in the murk between religion and science? What do they reveal of our nature? Might it be true we are inherently jealous, scheming, vain and possessive creatures, or were we once... ...Perfect?

Sometimes peoples' obsession with their art drives them to do terrible things...

A silence to keep and a wicked queen to defeat. An exiled princess returns to her kingdom, bent on slaying the immortal sorceress, the Queen in the Glass Mountain. By her side is the Caster, guide and protector. Perils await them on their quest, and will test not only their strength but their hearts as well. Yet how will such thirst for vengeance serve the Princess, if not to lead to her own ruin? Follow the story of the silent Princess, from the fairy tales "Seven Ravens" and "Six Swans", retold as one of grief and hatred, of lost dreams, and above all, of how love can emerge from even the darkest of places. Cover art by Oliver Barcelon: http://oliverpaulobarcelon.daportfolio.com/