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Epilogue. Christmas Day. I haven’t felt this excited waking up on Christmas morning since I was a kid. I get ready as fast as I can. Both Aunt Mariah and Jimmy smirk as they watch me shovel down my breakfast. It was good catching up with Jimmy last night after I got home. We are only a year apart in age and were close whenever my family came to the farm to visit.  My aunt and uncle don’t like…

Chapter Seventeen. Returning Home. Olen drives us to the woods in the sleigh. Poplyn comes for a ride, wanting to be with Ashlyn to the very end. He parks near the trees that contain the portal. I help Ashlyn down and grab our bags out of the box on the back of the sleigh. Thistle followed behind the sleigh and goes and stands in front of the portal. Ashlyn turns to Olen who has climbed out…

Chapter Sixteen: Dawning of the Light. Though the wedding didn’t go late, I hardly slept last night, replaying the kisses between Ashlyn and I over in my head. Even though I’m used to getting up early, I groan when Olen wakes me. His excitement is palpable while my eyes don’t want to open. Flint licks me, tail wagging as he jumps around, excited because Olen is. Olen lights a candle and asks me…

Chapter Fifteen: The Wedding. Although it’s his wedding day, Hemlin still works. Only half a day. He’ll be closed tomorrow and wants to make sure everyone can get their orders for Dawning of the Light. Olen is off with a friend, Flint in tow, and won’t be back until lunch like Hemlin, so I’m all alone. The wedding isn’t until nightfall and time crawls by slowly. I’m used to seeing Ashlyn every…

Chapter Fourteen. Border Control. One moment I’m falling, the next I’m standing in some building. Everything tilts before righting itself, nausea hitting me. “This is a misunderstanding,” I say, but no one listens—throwing me into some sort of cell, a cage really. When I get my hands on that little elf, I’m going to throttle him. How could he do this to Ashlyn? It’s her I got the egg for.…

At the end of June, I was finally able to announce that a story of mine is going to be in a YA fantasy anthology! Here are some graphics I posted on social media about it: I cannot wait to share Ryesa and Rune’s story with you. If you are in Australia you can preorder it from Rhiza Press. It will also be available at Amazon. Folks overseas I am hoping the ebook will be available to you through…

Chapter Thirteen. The Iridessa Bird. Poplyn informs me that the iridessa bird will be found nesting in the hollow of a tree, part way up the mountain. If the bird’s so relatively easy to get to, why doesn’t the dragon merchant retrieve the bird himself? Sure, he looked to be in his late fifties, but would it be so hard to grab a ladder and snatch the bird out of its nest? Not that I should…

Publisher: The Pearl. Release Date: May 21st, 2026. Source: I was provided a copy to review from the author. All opinions are my own honest opinions. Category: Magical realism, Christian, YA. Synopsis from Goodreads: What if God allowed people to teleport? Lauren is a quodesher – one of those people who can teleport a whole carful of people across the country. When California wildfires…

My apologies, I realised I didn’t post a writing update for April, so I will update both April and May in this post. If you would like my writing updates before anyone else, be sure to sign up to my author newsletter! April 2026: April was flash fiction month as I had four flash fiction stories published! Three of those were with Havok. Members can still read them, but if you are not a member…

My flash fiction story ‘Stealing Sight’ published on Havok today! This one is a thriller, which I don’t usually write, but I wanted to challenge myself. I actually scared myself writing the first draft! You won’t get many stories like this from me, so take the opportunity while you can! And this will be my last flash fiction story for a while as I concentrate on my longer short stories and…

My first author newsletter is going out tomorrow! Be sure to sign up so you don’t miss it. You can sign up here. When you sign up you will get my free sci-fi flash fiction story exclusive to newsletter subscribers. Here is a sneak peek: Sweat beads on my forehead as I stand under the heat of the sun. My long hair sticks to my neck, even as I have it tied back. My silver uniform’s cooling…

Publisher: WhiteCrown Publishing. Release Date: March 16th, 2026. Category: Fantasy, Romance, Christian. Series: Painted Wind. Source: I received an ARC, but I also purchased my own copy. I was not obligated to leave a positive review. All opinions are my own, honest opinions. Synopsis from Goodreads: In a world of shape-shifting monsters, who can be trusted? Despite the prophecy that…

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My flash fiction story ‘The Bad Taste’ publishes on Havok today! This is a humorous story about a teenage boys whose life has been ruined by the zombie apocalypse. Here is the opening: Being chased sucks. Why did I believe my parents when they said we’d be safe in the woods? “Zombies don’t go way out there,” Dad assured me. “And it’ll be nice to get away from the madness,” Mom added. Yeah,…

Welcome back to another writing update. March seemed to fly by way too fast. It was a busy month for me personally. I was so busy that besides my regular one day a week off from writing, there were five days where I didn’t get a chance to write! The Perentie Prize, which I entered my graphic novel script into, was announced and unfortunately I didn’t win. I was sad about it, but I made it to the…

My fantasy flash fiction story about a mother who will do whatever it takes to save her daughter publishes on Havok today! Cry of the Beast is free until midnight pacific which is 5.59pm AEDT on 4.4.26 You can read it here https://gohavok.com/

Sparkler Magazine is a brand new clean YA flash fiction magazine. The first issue is launching April 14th 2026 and I am one of the ten authors included! I can’t wait to share my story with you. It’s a classic retold like you’ve never seen it before! The talented Jamie Jo Wright is the featured author for the spring issue. Here is the cover for issue one: You can find out more about Sparkler…