A compulsive liar weaves a tangled web of deceit in his new relationship.

The American Association of Liars

A timid woman faces her deepest fears in order to try and reclaim her stolen child from charismatic local Nature Gods. Only to discover that everything she’s been taught about them might be wrong.

Gentlefolk

In a windblown Western town, a young girl conducts a summoning ritual for a spectral gunslinger. Magical realism meets the Western.

Gunpowder Sigil

A farm girl is used as bait for a unicorn hunt.

Unicorn Hunt

"That year, we became obsessed with Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe. To a lesser extent, we were interested in JFK, whom we perhaps unfairly treated like the optional Ken doll to our favorite Barbies."

The First Day of November

My boyfriend told me he wanted to be a superhero. I was fine with it.

The Sidekick

A groom shows his true colors, and a bride corrects her mistake.

Wedding Cake

A young woman clears out the house of her hoarder mother and contemplates the love that truly defines a family.

Hoard

A starlet watches her own funeral and contemplates what it truly means to be a star.

Star

The children have burned down the orphanage.

Rise of Babes

A mother can't help but remake the world to her daughter's liking.

Steam Engine Magic

Fish Bowl

A teenage boy, who was born on earth but lives in a lunar city, contemplates the differences between him and his "moonborn" crush.

Meanwhile, his mother gives birth, to the first member of his immediate family who will be born on the moon.

Moonborn

A story about a beleaguered barista who meets a dragon veteran through a TV show about unusual hoards of treasure.

Featured in the Dragon's Hoard 2 Anthology.

Strange and Unusual Hoards

A woman ponders her dysfunctional relationship at a wedding venue where carnivorous but beautiful mermaids are the selling point.

Sea Foam

A young girl lives near the City of the Dead, a ghost city where the living can only go during daylight hours.

One night she runs away to explore the nightlife of this strangely lively city, and discovers an unexpected family connection.

City of the Dead

“I’ve been talking to Jesus lately,” says Zeus. “Didn’t think we’d get along, but the guy knows his stuff.”

A philosophical, Greek mythology slice of life featuring Artemis, Apollo, and Zeus.

Sun and Moon

A young man becomes obsessed with the portrait of a 1920s actress in his condominium, and attempts to summon her ghost with the help of a student of necromancy.

Foxglove

A bridezilla demands a nine-tiered solar system wedding cake from an unamused baker.

Out of This World

A young woman is horrified when her boyfriend brings home a tiny woman in a jar.

Brooksie C. Fontaine

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