Underground Bookshelf

Genre: adventure, horror, occult

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If you've been following me, you may already know that I have a history of chronic illness. COVID wasn't kind to me, and it left me with functional neurological disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and small fiber neuropathy. These are all conditions that will probably never go away, but I'm working toward improved symptom management.

Genre: fiction, holidays

It is easy to feel isolated when your passion is reading or writing because they can often be treated as solitary activities. But with the prevalence of the internet, many online platforms are bringing people from the reading and writing communities together. In this post, I've assembled a list of some of these spaces that might interest you. This is post number two in a four-part series.

Genre: magical realism, witchcraft

I've been spending some time putting together a small collection of children's books for our son. He's only four weeks old, but our household likes to read, so we are readying our home for one more reader. On nights when he gets a little fussy, I pull one of the books off the shelf to read to him. The most recent one I read was Black Boy Magic by Tex Stanly.

The third book of the series, I Died During the Hero Summoning: Now I’m a Vampire, by Bree VanBibber comes out on February 14, 2025 and is currently available for preorder. Third Blood is a romantasy series that follows Kenji, a seventeen year old boy who becomes a vampire while on his hero's journey. The series is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, and ebook forms.

Mei Haroshi and the Dragon’s Heart is an epic fantasy adventure filled with magic, bravery, and the timeless fight between light and darkness. For readers who love stories of resilience, friendship, and mythical heroes, this tale will capture your imagination and touch your heart. This book is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook forms. The Scrolls of the Mountain Guardian was released on January 12, 2025.

It is easy to feel isolated when your passion is reading or writing because they can often be treated as solitary activities. But with the prevalence of the internet, many online platforms are bringing people from the reading and writing communities together. In this post, I've assembled a list of some of these spaces that might interest you. This is post number one in a four-part series.

Genre: magical realism, fantasy, dystopian

The theme is romance, but that doesn't mean you can't genre-bend. Romantasy, paranormal romance, romantic sci-fi, historical romance, horrormance, the list goes on. All forms of flash fiction (two-sentence story, fifty word drabble,  280-word twitterature, etc.), short stories, and poems will be accepted as long as they are under 2,000 words. Please note - I do not put an age restriction on these contests. Please refrain from egregious sexual or violent content and let me know if there is an important content warning.