{Written for NaNo and Camp NaNo between 2020 and 2022.} How to study necromancy, accidentally start the zombie apocalypse, and discover the skeletons hidden in your family's closet: a guide by Abihira Sinistrah. (Or: why you should always read the fine print before raising the dead.) Cover by @KrystoKParris

The world of Thamwren is on the brink of change. With its people whispering about a mysterious substance that draws out unheard of power, warring kings, and more people being sent into the Empty Sea, Thamwren is more dangerous than it's ever been. The people call it rhydos, a potion made out of the very plant that saves lives, but there are rumors that, when made correctly, it creates immense power. Fire and ice just from thought. Rhydos' introduction creates new alliances, new friends, new opportunities, but the more known about it, the more the people of Thamwren find themselves split. Rhydos threatens to break an already broken world. Why not let the chaos win?

Meet the king cursed to live in his castle for years, and look at life through the eyes of a lovestruck young lady, and mourn the loss of friends with a hero discarded by the people they saved. Feel your wings burn with an angel who fell to earth. These are collections of stories -- from varying worlds and genres -- of many different people. Some are romantic, some are sad. These range from an experimental style to your everyday short stories.