The Cost of Holiday Cheer by Amy L. Sauder & by Jaclyn (proprietor of Amica Mea) “Santa didn’t like me.” “Madlyn, eat…” her father Greg frowned. An awkward Fischer dinner was to be expected, the weekly pad thai a miniscule pretense of normalcy. Greg would look with pleading eyes at his wife, Lilith. Lilith… Continue reading A dystopian mermaid Christmas story for you
Category: Stories
Chapter 1 of I Know You Like a Murder
Here it is! For you. For free. I've posted Chapter 1 of I Know You Like a Murder on Patreon. Get yo sneak peek there. Enjoy now [with the sneak peek here] Detectivize October 23 [by preordering here]
A Very Mermaid Christmas
Or, a Christmas more impossible than Unicorns and Pocket Pandas <3 No, my obsession with mermaids isn't quite over yet 😉 In fact, I have an eerie holiday tale written just for you! My White Winter Hymnal dystopian story - Turn the White Snow - wasn't creepy enough, so I teamed up with Jaclyn -… Continue reading A Very Mermaid Christmas
Stories on why we create
Creativity isn't finite. The more you give, the more you have. That's a philosophy I want to live by, and Ksenia does too. Ksenia Anske sends cards with personalized stories to her readers. So when she sent one for my writers' group, I volunteered to facilitate our writers prompt and had everyone write her a… Continue reading Stories on why we create
Turn the White Snow: A “White Winter Hymnal” Story
As this is still my most popular post (that even garnered some fanfiction!) and it's holiday time again, I thought I'd reshare my short story interpretation of White Winter Hymnal. Enjoy 🙂
Penguins Can’t Love Snowmen
He just showed up out of nowhere, all prim and proper with his top-hat and button-up. She tried to style with her tux, but the waddling and flops don't quite work for that. He says it's endearing. Still, her wings can't straighten the mess of hair atop her head, and well no one ever offered her… Continue reading Penguins Can’t Love Snowmen
A Seussian Red Cross
For our most recent staff retreat, I was given the opportunity to write a poem, in the style of Dr. Seuss, about our team. What other workplace asks you to write such fun material? 🙂 Enjoy! A Seussian Red Cross In a land of nonsense, quite grand they do say, Where children and grownups… Continue reading A Seussian Red Cross
Poem: Happy UnBirthday
With recent birthday celebrations, I thought I'd share a little poem I wrote awhile back for some friends' birthdays I missed. I make belated birthday greetings all the rage 🙂 Let me add that this is even more brilliant when spoken aloud in a ridiculous voice! Happy Unbirthday Happy Unbirthday to You. I speak to… Continue reading Poem: Happy UnBirthday
Shovels & Ash
Caila has travelled to and fro to scatter wishes. Village, city, forest and field, a wish in every place her feet would touch. She would wish on that first star every night, she would wish with a tap of her heels, and she would wish by meadows of clover and weeds. The wishes piled up,… Continue reading Shovels & Ash
FanFiction: His New Stargazer
Tomorrow my crazy-dedicated writer friend Megan Fatheree will have a new book out to purchase, called "The Half-Shape Child." It's a YA sci-fi romance adventure that'll get you laughing and crying and all emotions in between. To promote this book, Megan is asking buddies to write fanfiction (because who doesn't love a lil fangirling, amiright?)… Continue reading FanFiction: His New Stargazer