I’m thrilled to share that two of my flash fiction stories have been published in Havok’s 4th anthology: Sensational! This season’s was themed around the senses (including the concept of a “sixth sense,” as featured in “The Prophet’s Burden” from my last post). My two included stories are based on the senses of smell and sight. (Apparently I only wanted to write about the ‘S’ senses.)
“The Guardian and the Chandler,” themed around smell, tells the story of a subterranean caretaker of a mushroom field and a young candlemaker who seeks to harvest one to fashion a new candle. It’s one of my more contemplative stories meant to provide a very small glimpse of the world where it takes place.
“The Crisis Before Christmas,” themed around sight, follows two elves who need to recover Santa’s stolen time-manipulation device before Christmas is ruined! Yes, this is set in 2020 and yes, that’s very relevant to the story. Another of my more humorous pieces, this flash fiction piece was written to bring a little levity at the end of a hard year, and I think it did the job admirably.
Both of these stories are now available in Sensational: Havok Season Four along with 47 more great flash fiction stories. Pick up your copy today!