After escaping from Serrok Castle and the Kingdom of Istamid as a whole, Kaz, Rhenor, and Elaya find themselves marooned on an island after being shot down by people from a town called Rethan-a strange place where no magic can be used. While they mean no harm to Elaya or Rhenor, the same cannot be s...

After narrowly escaping from Rethan, all Rhenor, Kaz, and Elaya want to do is rest and relax for just a moment before they continue looking for a way to get back to Istamid. But as ever, fate has other plans. And this time, those plans come in the form of dangerous earthquakes, waves threatening to ...

When Kaz, Rhenor, and Elaya finally come across a friendly city, everything seems promising. The people are welcoming, the strange, new food is good, and through hunting, they can make more than enough money. But things don't stay peaceful for long. A few days after their arrival, Kaz runs into some...

Kafkaesque is a collection of scary stories, each one differing in theme and tone for a unique reading experience....

When Grimwood Ranger Sadie treads deeper into the Darkwood than she ought, she witnesses a spectral secret which upends everything she thought she knew of life and death. Enraptured by the potential of this unsettling discovery, Sadie seeks to capture powers she does not understand, forever changing...

Reflection of any kind can be bittersweet. Yessenia knows this all too well as she mourns the loss of love and memories put away for the greater good....

One needs to look primarily after themselves in the lawless city of New Phoenix. That is the unspoken rule. Unfortunately, a locally well-known thief Kard decides to break this rule by saving a young newcomer to the city. However, the man soon proves to be more trouble than he's worth, when he sets ...

One random night, a lonesome guy hears a weird noise under his bed. A strange noise that he couldn't explain. But when he finally confronts it, something strange happens. An occurance that will confront both past and present. His fate left to the horrifying mysteries under the bed. Note: This is ju...

A short story from The Caleuche Chronicles, a collection of shorts taking place within the Luke Coles universe, by Josh Walker. The story introduces The Smith, a character who later takes part in significant events within the universe. It includes an appearance by The Captain, the protagonist of the...

{A Short Supernatural Story For Halloween}. A gathering of teenagers, neglectful of the ridiculous frightfulness that could sickeningly take over them, endeavored to bring an evil presence to make their Halloween much more intriguing than the last. The ritual they performed as the creepy tomfoolery ...

"The Reincarnation System produces an Exhaust whenever it is used. The Exhaust is a force of death that almost seems to seek revenge on the life forms that cast it away. If it kills people, they will only be reincarnated again, and more Exhaust will be made. If too much Exhaust forms at once, its de...

Andalus was a great kingdom of science and advancement on a continent dominated by sword and sorcery. In this story you will follow Ford Caldwell as he lives through the destruction of his hometown, Harbondale.  Please note that I don’t currently have any intentions to continue telling the story of ...

A short story about a mysterious old man and his creations living in an rundown mansion....

I got stood up. I should have known nobody was going to come after this grad student with no game. I met a bartender, Molly. She introduced me to everything I came to love....

In a world teetering on the edge of oblivion, four unlikely heroes, guided by the enigmatic Elara, embark on a perilous quest to unravel the mysteries of the Penta-Star—a celestial enigma of unimaginable power. As ancient prophecies and arcane secrets unfold, they race against time to thwart the mal...

A traveler named Kawi tries to travel the known world....

A (slowly) growing collection of short stories, written mostly just to improve. They should all have at least some fantasy elements in them, but I can't guarantee anything. All of them will be self-contained, or at most separated into a couple of parts if they get too long. Therefore, the status of ...

I'm not good enough of a writer to truly get this scene correct. I've done my best but I know I've fallen short of what I see in my head.  It is a brief scene of a man at the end of his life. In my head it is ment to be hauntingly beautiful and has a constant score of music I probably cobbled toget...

Notes for a forthcoming work that have been cobbled together to form a historical narrative from the distant past. A first attempt at world building, the setting is an alternative Earth/Isekai and is written based on the common sense of that reality. I anticipate many changes may be made as this is ...

Annaliese and Trip are best friends.  They were best friends through high school and went to university together.  Except, they have a secret that they've never told anyone... until they tell everyone....