The Dreaming Mirror

Alicia is a normal girl, with a normal life; but not so normal dreams. Every night she steps through the mirror and is transported to a new land; a place that only dreams can muster; but soon her heaven is turned into hell.

When Darkness Arrives (Previously called "Beauty's Melody")

PREVIOUSLY CALLED "BEAUTY'S MELODY" "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King Jr. ~~~~~ In the beginning, there was a boy. A girl. And a beast. For years, legends rumor that there is a beast roaming in the Péige Forest near a...

Red as Blood || A Snow White Retelling

FCRAs Runner-Up! Take a step back from the Snow White tale you know. Step back to get a better look. Skin pale as snow. Hair black as ebony. Lips red as blood. What does that sound like to you, dear reader? A creature of the dark. One that lives in the shadows, that cowers at the bright glow of the sun, that lives...

Princess Charming

Every culture has its own version of Cinderella, whether it features glass slippers and fairy godmothers, or enchanted trees and magic fish, the love story endures and goodness is always rewarded. But in this story, Ella has been replaced by Elliot and her beloved prince is a princess severely lacking in charm. Elli...

The Moonlight Boy | Ferry's Tale # 1

* The Fiction Awards 2020 Winner * In Goodharts, the small town beyond the hills, nobody knows how Ferry Donovan looks. His mother has been keeping him out of sight for over nine years. When the boy finally begins school, the people are not only intrigued by his appearance but also by the strange things taking place a...

Whispered Tales (the poems)

These are the poems accompanying The Whispered Tales collection of stories. You might have read them. If not, maybe these poems will make you want to check them out. The poems tell a little bit about what happens in the stories and I like to consider them as prologues for The Whispered Tales novellas. So let these po...

Inside the Beast's Castle

"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal fo...