This is a story which has been told before. My twist on it, if there is a twist to be found, is to present it (mostly) from an alien perspective.
Terror of Age Release Post and Author’s Note
There's some regicide, a stolen magic sword, and some flashy sympathy magic, but mostly this is a story about an immortal witch and the way she traps herself in her own mind with the terrors and regrets of centuries of living in the world.
Reading Series
I wonder if perhaps this whole debate is somewhat missing the real point, which is obfuscated by the forms in which we happen to package stories.
Memories Like Roses Author’s Note and Release
Memories Like Roses is an initial attempt to capture some of those thoughts in story form, to explore the inherent conflict that seems present in translation through the medium of storytelling. Somehow, I doubt it will be my last word on the subject.
Until Death Do Us Part Release and Author’s Note
I sat down and wrote, for the "Monsters and Madness" prompt, a...romance?
A Short Story Argument
Think of argument as how a story bridges to reality
Finding Eden Release and Author’s Note
Even the not-quite utopia Finding Eden features is too perfect to convey adequately and convincingly, especially not in two thousand words, and the attempt would only distract from the story I’m trying to tell.
A Meal to Live For Release and Author’s Note
Sometimes, though, a light story is a good thing, and coming in as always for these stories under two thousand words, A Meal to Live For is light in every sense of the word.
A Rejection is Published!
It is published in Sci Phi Journal, which publishes some very interesting and thought provoking pieces.
Ship in a Bottle Release and Author’s Note
I’m going to go ahead and say right now that you shouldn’t read this post until you’ve read Ship in a Bottle, because we’re going to spend almost the entire time talking about the ending.
IGC Publishing 