A World Remarkably Like Our Own
A Rouvin the Philosopher Short Story “Sell yourself into slavery,” they said. “It will be good for your career,” they said. Well, Helios had done exactly that, and after fifteen years of unpaid labor, was beginning to think it was a bad idea. His deepest desire, his greatest longing, his lifelong dream, was to become chief stewardContinue reading “Incapable of Reason”
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The Potentially Homicidal Bird-Woman If you would like to support this free ebook, consider sponsoring a chapter. Thank you! Sponsor the next chapter for $10 Previous chapters: Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Listen to the audiobook here Philothea stood looking over an open grassy field.Continue reading “The Laughing Empress Chapter 9”
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Philothea’s Problem Special thanks to the people who made this free book possible: Emily Deady Christopher Woods, Madeline Shepley, Grace Woods, Melissa Ring, Amelia Leedom, Max Woods, Gregory Woods. Click this link to listen to the audiobook! Don’t breathe, Philothea repeated to herself over and over again. The room was utterly silent. She was sitting at aContinue reading “The Laughing Empress Chapter 1”
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I’m modernizing my business model. My readers keep their Kindles full to bursting. Their appetite for great books is much bigger than their wallets. So they scrounge around the internet for free ebooks, wait for giveaways, and sign up for ARCs. These wonderful readers would happily support every single author if they could. Unfortunately, moneyContinue reading “I’m making my ebooks free. No, I’m not crazy.”
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This summer, I began talks with a major Catholic publisher who was interested in acquiring my book Love, Treachery, and Other Terrors. The acquisitions team at that publisher loved the book. It passed through one editorial meeting after another with flying colors. The last step for them was to get approval from the business and marketing team. That’sContinue reading “I might give up writing…”
I stare out at the rolling waves—dark blue and grey, framed by puffs of white foam. The incident fills my mind, my heart, my soul. I remember the bloodstains, the screaming, the horror in Aunt Jane’s eyes… Something nudges my hand—a tiny green crab. I watch as it scuttles away toward the surf. Then, somethingContinue reading “The Blog Post That Won’t Get to the Point”
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For today’s story, we are going back to the fish planet Bosun. If you are unfamiliar with Bosun, check out my previous fish stories here: A Fish Dichotomy The Bosunians Need Kelp Dr. Mizzen Sternway was a fish scientist and I don’t mean she was an ichthyologist. I mean that she was a reverse merpersonContinue reading “Short Story: Megalomess”
My short story blog, social media, and newsletter updates have been slow lately and I apologize. I would take personal responsibility for this but it’s much more fun to blame my disappearance on the drastic life changes that occurred over the last year. Last March my family randomly decided to uproot our life and moveContinue reading “I’m back!”
Hi Everyone, This is a quick post to remind you that the deadline for the Love, Treachery, and Other Terrors fan art contest is this Saturday, May 20th! You can learn more about the contest here: https://katysfables.com/fan-art-contest/ And please contact me if you have any questions: https://katysfables.com/contact/ Here are our front runners so far! ByContinue reading “Reminder: Fan Art Contest Deadline is Saturday!”
Doctors, Assassins, and Other Tyrants will officially be released this Saturday! Yay!!! And on Tuesday, May 23rd you are invited to come celebrate with a fun, online event! Activities will include a read-aloud, ask-me-anything, and more. I will also be giving away a couple of books! Info: May 23rd from 5:00pm-6:00pm Pacific. Event link willContinue reading “You’re Invited to a Virtual Launch Party!”
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The Fables of Para Sympan 