Soulpinchers is a 6,700-word adult fantasy of manners.
Piers Croft is a master enchanter, using pieces of his soul to power magical devices. Enchanters are derided as “soulpinchers” for the unsettling aura that scarred souls project, and despite their wealth, Piers and his son Rowan are social pariahs. That promises to change when Piers negotiates Rowan’s engagement to the local baron’s daughter. To meet the Baron’s demanded bride price requires them to do a difficult rush job to earn the money. As Piers sinks into dementia, Rowan must find a way to both finish the project and protect his soul.
Bonus Pay is a 6,800-word adult science fiction adventure.
Connor needed to supplement his income as a spaceship engine maintenance technician. The company needed a xenology specialist to satisfy regulators. A video course was all he needed for his certification, and for years he did his job certifying that planets were lifeless rocks. But when his ship finds a planet with complex life, Connor must decide their fate. Are they “sapient” under rules he barely remembers?
Red Tape, Black Magic is a 7,100-word absurdist fantasy thriller.
Ada wanted to be a poet, not dealing with forms that administer magical shocks every time she makes a mistake. But that’s life in the Ministry of Records under the new king, whose love of bureaucracy seems insatiable. When she performs a small act of rebellion, the consequences leave her supervisor dead and Ada terrified for her own life. She’s a low-level bureaucrat—and dark magic is at work.