Children of Myth is a collection of Anthologies for my upcoming Smoke, Fire, and Ash trilogy. The first five stories are following the protagonists of the trilogy. Each story has some significance to the story of the trilogy, some noting important back story, while others simply establish the characters. I will also be setting up short stories for the notable side characters and antagonists. I will only post irregularly,when the stories are available.

Have you ever wondered what boxes (and books, and other inanimate objects) think while we're not listening? What would happen if two cardboard boxes went on an adventure? This is their story. (First posted on Tales From a Modern Bard for the Inanimate Objects Writing Challenge.) 5,000 word short story.

Banished from his own mansion, Kendric risks all by returning to see the woman he loves-when a man who is Kendric's brother in all but name discovers him. In a land breathing with magic and mystery, where snowflakes fall about a young man fleeing in the night from relentless pursuit . . . who is responsible for a murder? And who will pay for it? A 3000-word short work of fantasy.

I'm a respectable young man and a magician, and nobody would believe me if I told them my life is tyrannized by an adorable otter. (500 word flash fiction, winner of the Fellowship of Fantasy "Mythical Doorways" Flash Fiction Writing Contest.)

As a child Tawhiri was plucked from the ocean, marking him as a demigod. Destined to turn his back on his village and his people and return to the sea. Now the only question left is, will his love for his people save him, or condemn him? A blend of Moana and Peter Pan, this South-Pacific Inspired fantasy novel is currently being published on my blog and Medium as a weekly installment. Chapters to be uploaded to Wattpad at a later date.

The year is 1896, and Michael MacBranain is in desperate need of a job. Fortunately for him (or perhaps not-so-fortunately), the Grim Reaper is also in desperate need of an assistant! The trouble is, Michael is terribly superstitious and loathes himself for his own cowardice. But with a dark supernatural force on the loose in New York City, there may be more at stake for Michael and his employer than just job security! ~~~ A multi-part short story, serving as a prototype for the future web-serial "Mortality", the episodic adventures of the Grim Reaper and his assistant. While this story is not as well-researched or polished as I hope for the actual series to be, it does give something of an idea of what I'm going for character and story-wise. I hope you enjoy this debut~ ... (Cover art by my sibling: https://www.deviantart.com/stramberrymilkyway )

When Alyssa Brenton asked for God's will in her life, she didn't know what to expect. But when His will leaves her lying in a hospital, paralyzed, it's hard for her to see where He is, and she is faced with a choice of doubt or faith. Jacob McCarthy's heart only knows one feeling: hate. The death of his family turned his heart cold towards God years ago. But when he meets an injured young woman who still claims that God is good, it awakens feelings he thought he'd silenced long ago. Through the struggles that ensue in their hearts and those of the people around them, they discover that trusting in the Lord means believing He has a plan - and how to have faith when you don't see.

Stefan is struggling to understand his mother's unexpected death. Atara wants to find a new life in a new country. Their paths intersect in a strange encounter, and so starts a journey of questions. In a troubled world, both of them want security... Stefan wants a mother's love, Atara longs for her family. But both boy and woman must find certainty in something they were never looking for... something much higher than themselves.

07/2017 There is no case. Sherlock is bored. And the wall just downgraded another hole. Only three days has passed since Doctor John Watson moved into the flat with Sherlock Holmes, and hearing the gunshots is the last straw. Feeling genuinely concerned about the sanity of his roommate, Watson suggests that Sherlock visit the psychologist for once. He agrees reluctantly, but in the end, it's Sherlock Holmes having fun bamboozling the psychologist with his skills in deduction, a turn in events that lifts the spirits of the caseless detective.