𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑶𝑵𝑺 𝑾𝑬 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝒀 A dark fantasy tale steeped in Gothic dread and strange redemption. Shadowfen is a kingdom where whispers never cease, ruled by the iron hand of Lord Sylvain Baudelaire, a knight carved from cruelty. But when a beggar's relentless wailing unmasks a secret-his daughter, Augethia, lost in the lairs of fire breathing dragons, Sylvain is forced into an oath that drives him to the very heart of the dragons flame. There he finds not a legendary maiden in chains but a scarred and unyielding girl who sees through his hollow mask. Their clash becomes a trial by truth, as brutal as any blade. Returning together to Shadowfen, they bring with them not triumph but something far more dangerous to a tyrant's reign: the stirrings of hope. Written exclusively for TheShortys2025, 4094 words. ©WendyyWolfe

In which the knight is silent, the crow is curious, the queen is questionable, the princess is pallid, and the wizard is as wizards are: cryptic, crafty, and constantly two steps ahead. For Fantasmical 2024 Cover art & design by NicoAkira

Vivianne Valentino admits to killing the rival Mafia head. She shows no remorse. Why is that?

[short story | dark fantasy] "My 6-year-old daughter got sent home from school for saying mermaids have teeth like razors, soul-piercing screams, and the blood of murdered sailors caked under their fingernails." This is my entry for Mermay 2022, TalesoftheDeep. 3414 words.