Sometimes I get a scene or idea stuck in my head but don't see it evolving into a full story. They'll be one chapter each but may vary in length. You'll find those short vignettes here! No solid plans on when I'll update as inspiration comes as it will - at rather inconvenient times. Currently: -Armory: Awakened abruptly by unwelcome house guests, Nael finds men going on a quest requesting her aid have taken over her living room. -Burn: Jonas is the last to speak to his dying grandmother, leader of their clan. She decides it's time to tell him the story of the blood red feather she keeps braided in her hair. -Red and Gold: Death looks different to the person who's dying. A woman coolly contemplates her death as she quickly bleeds out onto the golden carpet of her family's home. -The Side of Good: After the end of the war between Phillia and Stolryn, a soldier is sent to kill Vesh the Destroyer, the one who started the war. But when she captures him, instead of killing him she tells him her story. -Slay Your Own Dragons: A symmetrical poetry piece with a fantasy bent. -Ten Reasons: Are your reasons good enough? Might act as a fun prompt for someone.

Cassie Sullivan is a witch in a world where the middle realm is broken into five districts - that of the witches (Mystica), the fae (Fairy), the elves (Ishon Talore), the shifters (Uvrush), and the halfbreeds, those who don't fit anywhere else (Downwind). Working as a cop during the day and a PI at night to pay the bills, she takes on jobs no one else can do - jobs that involve traveling to the lower demon realms. But her life is disrupted when Kit, the kid sister she has sole custody of, starts getting into fights at school. Usually a good kid, Cassie can't believe Kit would have provoked the fights. But when the reason comes out, their life will have to change. Calling in favors she never thought to use, Cassie emerges from the Downwind sister in tow, for the first time in years. With a new job, house, school, a missing person case dealing with the most prestigious families in the land, and their origin in the Downwind to contend with, these two sisters have an uphill battle before them. Especially when people from Cassie's past run into her at her new job and all her secrets threaten to unravel. Will she step up to meet the task fate sets before her, or run from it once more?

I've lived alone for eight and a half years, running from my past. That's a hell of a thing for a shifter to do. Eve Rutledge moves to a new town every year and keeps her head down, never checking in with the local predator pack and intimidating the prey to ignore her. Eight and a half years ago, she saw her brother, sister, and niece killed by a group of warlocks who want her to be next. After escaping, she hid, telling herself she only wanted a quiet life. But her luck finally runs out when the pack in her new town takes an interest in the new comer. The wolf pack may want her allegiance, but Eve will never consent to join any pack. When a Liaison to the Wolf Council comes to town, he brings someone she never thought to see again and sets into motion a series of events the world will never forget. And as much as she wanted to escape the wolves, it seems like this mysterious shifter is bound to them for life. **** Hi guys! *waves* This will evolve into a play on the Arthurian legends - give it some time to get there (I promise it will happen). This is a huge mishmash of a whole bunch of different lore set in modern day so be prepared for a little bit of everything! ~M

Dark Elves have secretly invaded the southern kingdoms for the past ten years and the Elves are determined to stop their advance when they finally declare war. Caine, a powerful magician, arrives to the war council uncertain of the enemy he faces, unaware that Dark Elves have returned. As third in command, he has a lot on his plate and he's not helped by the absentee First Magician or cryptic Second Magician. With the return of the Nenya, a herald of the Elven Goddess, the stakes increase as the battle becomes about more than just victory over the Dark Elves. Breena, a spy embedded in the dark elf camps for the past seven years is close to rescue, but there's just one more secret she wants to seek out. Certain of her ability to reach her rescuers, she delays her escape by one day, which leads to her being held in chains tighter than ever. When she's faced with the Dark elf King and his half brother, will she be able to survive? Ixil has been rejected by every family he's ever known except for his Goddess and his King. Protecting them and their people has been his calling in life since he took his oath as a Guard, but he might just be in over his head when he's assigned to keep watch on the Nenya - the Goddesses cat-like creatures. Tall as a human with three plate armored tails and saber teeth as long as his forearm, the cat's waste no time making him earn his keep. When war is declared, no one's secrets are safe. ..... Hey guys! I will warn you, the chapters are very long, about ~2,500 words each. This story is unedited (and I have a pesky habit of just sprinkling liberally with commas and calling it good). So please, any constructive feedback and editing is welcome! I love hearing from you guys. And as always, comment, vote and share! I try to update Friday nights ~L

The last time she'd seen one of her race south of the mountains, she'd watch them hang for their ancestry. Years later, servant Kali acts as Lady's maid to Teslanar Imormetal in a small House set deep in the woods. As the only daughter of her family, Tess must earn her right to inherit and to that end a visit from the Prince is expected any day. Trying to keep true to her nature and yet escape the notice of the too keen Captain Hiltstar is none to easy a task for Kali, especially when he reveals his traveling companion. As the decision for Teslanar to leave home creeps closer, tensions in the House cause Kali to reveal more than she planned. Will she manage to escape the confines and return with them to the Capitol or will she remained trapped? When a battalion of soldiers and Prince in disguise show up, life will never be the same again. ..... While this is set in a fantasy world, the majority takes place in a kingdom where magic has been outlawed (especially in the book)! If you're looking for some hard core magic and casting check out my other title The War Begins!. I try to update Fridays so be on the lookout!