Everyday Witches

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Short Stories

  • What lies in the depths? – a short story

    *Author’s note* This is another short story with the characters from the novel ‘Everyday Witches”. In a previous short story, a house sprite opened a portal in the back of a coffee shop owned by one of the witches. Here, some of his friends are attempting to close it so that the shop can be…

  • A Gypsy’s Sight- A Short Story

    Sometimes it seemed like the entirety of Cass’s life so far had been based on a dream. She had been thirteen when the vision had come, and it had affected and shaped the future ever since. Her mother had been thrilled, if not a little apprehensive at the contents. “My mother had the sight,” she…

  • Trouble Brewing- A Short Story

    *Author’s note* A new short story chronicling some of the characters from the novel Everyday Witches. Although the original novel still has lots of work needed before being ready for publication, this may be grounds for volume two. Editing is tedious, and it’s so much more fun to take time off to just write! Jeff…

  • A Kobold’s Ire- A Short Story

    *Author’s note* This is another short story featuring one of the supporting characters from the novel Everyday Witches. Juan is a coffee shop owner and a witch friend of the main characters in the novel. I came across the legend of the kobold recently while doing some research and thought it’d be an impressive addition…

  • A Creepy Pasta- From the World of Everyday Witches

    *Author’s Note* Reading all of these ghost stories again has gotten me inspired to try out a creepy pasta of my own. Since the book is done, I’ve been wanting to try out some different styles of writing, but also to give a little more story line to some of the more minor characters from…

  • Grief- A short ghost story, Part 1

    *Author’s note* I wrote this short story earlier this year, before I got entrenched with the novel Everyday Witches. I had intended to make a novel out of it, with a grouping of maybe four or five ghost stories, together in one volume. This one is finished, and I have two more that have been…

  • Grief- A short ghost story, Part 3

    Richard was back in his own cabin almost before he knew it, and after locking the door he placed both of his hands flat upon the painted surface and leaned forward to rest his forehead against it. He stood motionless for a few moments, trying to clear his head from the booze and the newest…

  • Grief- A short ghost story, Part 2

    Although the sun was out, the day seemed a little grayer to Richard as he stepped out onto the porch with the microwave, turning to lock the door behind him. A cool breeze drifted across from the large open parking lot, cooling his already chilled skin. He tucked the keys into a pants pocket and…

Along the Way (Blog Posts)

  • Wrapping it all up

    I’ve been saying this to myself all along, but I think I really have reached the most difficult part of my book this time. I’m at the nexus where the final dilemma will play out and all the little threads of story line are beginning to come together and reveal the ultimate picture. Some of…

  • Atmosphere is everything

    I spent last weekend housesitting/petsitting for someone who turned out to have an entirely witch themed house and let me tell you, it was awesome! Being in the process of writing a novel about witches, it made for the most amazing experience. If you haven’t had the opportunity to immerse yourself in a themed writing…

  • Life and death, the written word, and reaching for greatness

    So my family has been away again this week, leaving me with way too much time for introspection, and a lot of time for writing. (Which has turned out wonderfully by the way, I’ve already finished next week’s chapter and just need to get it edited now!) And I’ve been thinking a lot about what…

  • What do we look to get out of reading

    I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a good story. Obviously, we read to be entertained. But other than the obvious, what keeps us interested and willing to follow through with a story? Some stories shock and torment, some provide a delicious delve into romance or other naughty pleasures, some are tremendously funny, and…

  • With great power…

    Over and over again, in my writing, the concept of magical/moral responsibility has been popping up. I’m no expert, but I’ve always enjoyed philosophy and I’ve been having fun toying with the concept in my novel. In building the world where the witches live, I’ve had to come up with a social construct that keeps…

  • Hitting my stride

    Chapter 5 is live and I’m super excited about where the story is headed. I haven’t had nearly as much time as I’d like to work on writing this week, but what I’ve gotten done has been a lot of fun and is really all starting to come together. I love the way that all…

  • Law in a Lawless World & the Gaia Theory

    I’m jumping the gun a little bit here, but in wrapping up the latest chapter in my novel Everyday Witches, I’ve come to a nexus and have been furiously trying to work out how I’m going to resolve it. Our witches are going to finally face down with the robber/murderer they’ve been trying to track…

  • The Struggle is Real

    Spent a lot of time this week in quiet reflection, and for the most part it was great. Sometimes I can’t seem to quiet my brain enough to really sit down and get some worthwhile work done. There are often so many things clamoring for my attention that it’s hard to focus on anything important.…

  • Themes in Life and Art

    I’ve been working on the next chapter of my novel this week and I had a lot of fun writing it. It was funny though, in going back to edit it, how things came through. What I was focusing on was really fleshing out some of the more magical aspects of the world my characters…

  • Progress on the journey

    Well, I did it. I uploaded chapter 3 of my new novel to the website and then immediately started to have misgivings on the whole thing. I jumped in with a big idea and little knowledge of how to go about it. I’ve been trying to work out some of the kinks on the amateurish…