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This collection is filled with the first short stories that go along with stories from other series. It is a great introduction to some of my series if you are a first-time reader.
Included in this collection are the Crystal Tower series (Rumtuskin of the Emberdiggers); the Fahlstrom adventures (Reality Fails); the Fire Lily trilogy (Shandoah); the Moon Songs series (Moon Songs); and the Wild Hunt trilogy (Aeris Awakens).
Each story
...2) H.A.A
***SHORT STORY*** What happens when fantasy creatures are addicted to humans?
4) The Burning
It was a great honor to be chosen by the keeper of the burnings.
It was also a terrible responsibiity.
If the keeper failed, the whole tribe could come to a bloody end at the claws of the creatures.
Amka had only been an apprentice for a few days, but soon she would have more to deal with than an apprentice should ever face.
Can Amka survive the first days of her apprenticeship?
Or will the whole village die with her?
Find out
Stacey Thompson is about to start her senior year of high school. On her first day, she encounters not one but two guys that keep demanding her attention. Brian, sweet, considerate, and star of the school play, asks her out. Mariusz, bookish and rebellious, keeps getting her stuck in detention. As Stacey navigates her way through the school year, she must make a decision about how she will deal with each of these boys. She also must deal with her
...6) The Red Dart
Penny thought her evening at the traveling carnival would be unadventurous.
There were no prizes.
No winners.
No fun.
Until Penny met the Morphous, the mysterious man who kept offering her a plastic red dart.
Enter a dark world of magic, fairies, and monsters that sometimes crosses over into our world.
A portal fantasy that will keep you wondering where the magic ends and where the real world begins.
Welcome back to the Trunk of Alexia trilogy!
We rejoin Sally as she and her friends take on the evil sorcerer who has kidnapped members of the royal family. After daring rescues, and a desperate battle to stop a war, Sally must make a choice between good and evil. But the choice may cost her everything, including her own life. In this final book of the Trunk of Alexia trilogy, everyone is in danger. Including the Trunk of Alexia itself.
Children's
Short story
Icarus thought he had an unfortunate name. Especially since all the bullies called him "Icky".
Icarus hides every day at school, hoping no one will notice him.
But the butterflies can find him, first one, then two...
Join Icarus and his kaleidoscope in this heart-wrenching, emotionally gripping short story.
Bonus short story added, The Replacement (The Butterfly Boy, Part 2)
9) Kirog
Kirog is back! And Bezbell need rescuing, fast!
As Lily's life unravels, Bezbell's is about to get turned upside down.
Bezbell finds out the truth about herself and her parents. And what she finds shocks everyone.
Welcome to book 3 of the Fire Lily trilogy, where the Grand Seelie and Unseelie Courts are revealed, favorite characters come back, and there be dragons!
Join Lily and Bezbell back in the swamp in this fantastical, magical,
10) Seeking Garille
The first installment of the Crystal Tower saga. Shyeanna, hunted by her uncle because he wants the throne she just inherited, sets out to find Garille, a dragon that knows everything she needs to know to defeat her evil uncle. Can she convince the reclusive dragon to come out of hiding and help her save a kingdom that has shunned him?
11) Moonlight Magic
Mr. Dowd disapproved of the girl who moved in across the street. But he knew she was his responsibility.
Annabel Lee, the black cat, took on Oscar, sweet little dog from across the street to teach him to become a familiar.
In this magical fantasy, one wonders who's teaching who? And why?
While in her grandmother's attic, 10 year-old Sally finds a trunk that transports her to a hidden kingdom. There she discovers the kingdom is about to be attacked by pirates. With the help of a fairy, Sally must unravel the mystery of who she really is and the secrets contained in the Trunk of Alexia, while fending off pirates and saving the royal family. But the true question is, will Sally be able to get back home?
13) Marigold & Elfie
What do you do when you find out that you were never meant to be?
And that your life was stolen from someone else?
Would you give it back?
Marigold & Elfie is a touching short fantasy story about life and sacrifice.
14) Reality Fails
When the reality in the women's restroom in the bookstore on 3rd St started failing, the store owner knew exactly who to call.
Joshua Fahlstrom, Thaumaturge. Josh handles reality failures like a pro, because he is one.
But when books with sci-fi genres get involved, things get a lot more complicated.
Join Josh on his first of many adventures in this heart-stopping short story.
15) Shade
Making sure that a local wizard's funeral and burial was handled properly was an easy task.
At least, it should have been.
But with wizards, nothing ever goes as planned.
Get ready for Joshua Fahlstrom's third adventure in this unexpectedly pulse-pounding short story.
16) Flash Fiction 2
Flash Fiction short story collection by Judy Lunsford
Includes the short stories:
17) Bezbell
After Lily and Alastar banished Bezbell from the swamp, Bezbell had only on place she could go.
Severely burned and banished, the Unseelie Court seemed to be her only refuge.
But things in the Unseelie Underground didn't turn out quite the way Bezbell expected.
Welcome to book 2 of the Fire Lily trilogy, where the Seelie and the Unseelie Courts come in to play, and where villains can become heroes after all. Join Lily and Bezbell back
...18) The Rescue
The village used young women for a sacrifice to the dragons. One woman stood her ground and changed the rules.
A short fantasy story.
19) Reflections
When Frankie sees her own reflection, bad things tend to happen.
Could something good finally come out of her curse? Or will her curse haunt her forever?
Find out in this heart-chilling dark fantasy short story.
This story is a Winner of an Honorable Mention Award in the 2022, First Quarter, Writer's of the Future Contest.