Monthly Microfiction

One Year of Monthly Microfiction - Twelve stories - 300 words or less

Themes explored: Horror, Fantasy, Mythology, Fairy Tales, Mystery. 

Warning: My stories are dark, but they are not excessively violent/graphic.

 

  1. The Future - October 2021 - Dido and Aeneas
  2. Rosie - November 2021 - Perfect for a cold November night
  3. Billy's Special Blanket - December 2021 - Hiding from the monsters in our closets
  4. Under the Ice - January 2022 - The things we do for family
  5. Reflections - February 2022 - What if Perseus and Medusa knew each other?
  6. The Ides of March - March 2022 - Beware!
  7. The Party - April 2022 - An April Fools Day revenge story
  8. Redemption - May 2022 - Carnival games gone wrong
  9. The Apple Tree - June 2022 - My first publication ever
  10. Firelight - July 2022 - A camping trip turned deadly

 

 

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