Called from across the ocean, BEOWULF responds to KING HROTHGAR's plea. Bringing a small band of warriors, he arrives in Daneland and learns of the terror, GRENDEL. Seemingly unstoppable, Grendel devours flesh and bone as he sees fit. Weaponry cannot penetrate the creature's hide. Choosing to lay all weaponry aside feigns sleep until the beast arrives. Conquering the creature's horror, the mighty one surpasses Hrothgar's expectations. Victory, short lived, ends in tragedy. Grendel's MOTHER appears, unleashing the full fury of a woman scorned. Diving beneath murky waters Beowulf makes his way to the lair of the demon. Using a magical sword from the days of the giants, he courts her doom. Severing her head, the Great fighter brings peace to Hrothgar. After 50 years a thief steals a cup from a sleeping DRAGON's hoard. Silent no longer, the giant wyrm rises, unleashing fiery death upon the great hero's countryside. WIGLAF, a young pupil of the now aged warrior, aids in Beowulf's final conflict.

A growing collection of short stories and flash fiction pieces, based on personal experiences, visual prompts, and anthology themes. These shorter pieces are great for quick reads during work breaks, vacations, boring college classes, public commutes, and right before bed. Well, maybe not that last one.

793 A.D. Northumberland, England Lindisfarne Monastery Aiden is a banished priest who struggles to maintain a secret held far from the reach of the people of England when an attack by a Viking ship forces him to unleash a beast so dangerous it could change mankind forever. The Catholic Church called it an abomination but will it save them from a fate much worse?

Ashley, a young college girl with a horrific past, is immediately thrust into a living hell when she is kidnapped one night. In the lair of her captor she will be forced to choose between submission and defiance, between folding beneath his punishment or finding the strength to endure and seize an opportunity to kill the man and escape. But Ashley will also have to face the horrors of her past in this twisted game he has prepared for her. Can she prevail against the demons that have made her frail and weak as well as the sadist before her? And if so, what may she become in the process?

She was created by his hands. A twist on the classic Bride of Frankenstein, THE UNFLESHED, tells the story of Morrigan a young girl who was stalked, murdered and brought back to life. She has no memories but soon she will find out whether that hand that feeds her is also that hand that broke her or the hand that will help her with a second chance at life. Available for sale from Stitched Smile Publications - to purchase: www.unfleshed.com

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