The Greener Forest is that magical place where Faerie and the everyday world collide. There is dark and light, evil and good, and uncertain dusky gray lurking between its pages. Discover all is not what it seems at first glance, and wondrous things still happen in The Greener Forest."An intriguing look at the diverse relationships between humans and fairies. A wonderful, imaginative, multifaceted collection." - EJ Stevens, author of the Hunter's Guild urban fantasy series, Spirit Guide young adult series, and Ivy Granger urban fantasy series."Vonnie Winslow Crist's prose is simple, yet evocative, breathing life into all the wondrous creatures of Fairie. Read this collection. You won't be disappointed." - Robert E Waters, author of the Assassin's Lament Series"Magickal, enchanting and so enticing. I was pulled in and couldn't stop reading!" -- TJ Perkins, author of the Shadow Legacy fantasy adventure series, The Kim & Kelly Mystery Series, and Four Little Witches.

The Greener Forest

Each issue of The Society of Misfit Stories Presents. is a celebration of long-form fiction. These novelettes and novellas will entertain and surprise fans of the form. In this issue, Kerri Caldwell, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Mark Cassell, Paul Mills, Crystal Lynn Hilbert, J. T. Seate, Scott Forbes Crawford, and Mark James Russell. Some of the stories in this issue include: When his automaton creation runs amok, a wheelchair-bound contractor finds himself at the threshold between worlds in Hole in the Sky. A vampire seeks the aid of his favorite bartender to help him life a curse in The Minutiae of Being Dead. A woman takes the law into her own hands after uncovering the horrific secret behind a small-town police department in Desert Heat and the Hereafter.

The Society of Misfit Stories Presents...(September 2020)

Faerie

INSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings.  TABLE OF CONTENTS 'Waiting by the Otogawa River' by Kelly Matsuura'Freedom' by Alanna Robertson-Webb'King Anisika' by Tetsuya Sato / Toshiya Kamei'Beneath the Cherry Blossoms' by Vonnie Winslow Crist'Dream Sequence' by John H. Dromey'Portal to Miyashita' by Carmen Indalecio'The Silent Witness' (poem) by Russell Hemmell'Castle of Blood & Ink' by Kelly Matsuura'The Amaterasu Kimono' by Jo Wu

Insignia: Castles & Kimono - The Insignia Series, #8

An anthology of fae places focused mainly on the summer court. With Stories BySergio PalumboVonnie Winslow CristMark JabautJustine Johnston HemmestadB. F. VegaMicheal GillenKathleen MurpheyAndrew McDowell With Poetry By Kate MeyerJericho HockettSerena MossgravesRaz T. SlasherKristin RoahrigFred GerhardVonnie Winslow CristIvor StevenBuffy AakaashKatherine Quevedo And Art By Patricia Harris Vonnie Winslow CristAllene Nichols

Into  The Glen: Into The Light - Into The Glen, #1

Fourteen-year-old Beck Conleth is living a quiet life in the seaside town of Queen's Weather when his grandmother sends him on a journey to Ulfwood to retrieve his father's bones and a family dagger. After reaching Ulfwood, Beck discovers the dagger is magical, and that it answers only to him. Soon the enchanted dagger and its owner attract the attention of dark mages, goblins, and worse. Helped on his journey home by Wisewomen, warriors, shape-changers, and the other good folk of Lifthrasir, Beck faces death, danger, and the theft of his dagger . Accompanied by his best friend, Beck stows away on a ship, takes back his dagger, befriends a dragon, and escapes with a troop of thieves. After reaching a dock in West Arnora, the company heads for the fortress of Ravens Haunt. As Beck and his companions face a hideous Skullsoul and an army of ogrehunches, he realizes there is a developing confrontation between good and evil, and he and his enchanted dagger have a role to play.

The Enchanted Dagger - The Chronicles of Lifthrasir

A dark anthology of Romance with a twist.  Some dreams are so dark you can only handle them in the light of the day. Art By Serenity Rose and Vonnie Winslow Crist Poetry By Ruan Bradford Wright & Patricia Harris Stories bySatyra O KentJennifer ElliottVonnie Winslow CristKaitlin MeaneyMichael GuzmanSerena MossgravesRuan Bradford WrightHarlan Yarbrough

Dark Dreams: Ready for the Day

A dark anthology of Romance with a twist.  Some dreams are so dark you can only handle them in the night. Art By Melanie Dabbs, Serenity Rose, Vonnie Winslow Crist Poetry by Serena MossgravesPoetry By Azlyn Fae Stories ByCM SnowVonnie Winslow CristRaz T. SlasherSergio PalumboRuan Bradford WrightChristopher WestonAzlyn Fae X2

Dark Dreams: Letting In the Night

This book is a collection of the first 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2013 and 2017). The anthologies are:JAPANESE FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.1. includes 9 Japanese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Contributors: Heather Ewings, Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, Aislinn Batstone, Chris Ward, and Chris White. CHINESE FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.2. includes 7 Chinese fantasy stories with a mix of urban, literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Contributors: Joyce Chng, Holly Kench, Kelly Matsuura, L. Chan, and David Jon Fuller. SOUTHEAST ASIAN FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.3. includes 7 Southeast Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Contributors: Celestine Trinidad, Sheenah Freitas, Eve Shi, Melvin Yong, Joyce Chng, Kelly Matsuura, and Eliza Chan. ASIAN FANTASY STORIES:INSIGNIA Vol.4. includes 9 Asian fantasy stories with a mix of literary, contemporary, myth-based, and historical fantasy pieces. Countries included are Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, and Nepal. Contributors: Allison Thai, Joyce Chng, Anna Tan, Kelly Matsuura, Russell Hemmell, EK Gonzales, Sheenah Freitas, and Tina Issacs.

The Insignia Series Omnibus: Volumes 1-4 - The Insignia Series, #9

Volume Six of The Great Tome Series features eight original tales featuring historical and mythical magic-users. Includes stories by Vonnie Winslow Crist, CB Droege, Bill Hiatt, ErlyAnne Toomey, J. M. Williams, Larry Lefkowitz, Mark Charke, and Julie Ann Dawson. In this installment:A Salem Town Great-Granddaughter by Vonnie Winslow Crist      Unalloyed Payload by CB DroegeGreen Wounds by Bill HiattGodwoman by ErlyAnne ToomeyThe Sorcerer by J. M. WilliamsThe Thirteenth World by Larry LefkowitzMerlin's Time by Mark CharkeThe Unworthy by Julie Ann Dawson

The Great Tome of Magicians, Necromancers, and Mystics - The Great Tome Series, #6

Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles is the second volume in the Insignia Drabbles series. This anthology includes 83 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by various Southeast Asian folklore, as well as original fantasy and science fiction pieces. All Contributors:Alanna Robertson-Webb, Benjamin Y. Tan, Ben Umayam, Carmen Indalecio, Celestine Trinidad, Chris Bannor, C. Marry Hultman, Chris Hewitt, Chris Jackson, Connor Orrico, David Green, Deborah Angevin, Deborah Wong, D. J. Elton, EK Gonzales, Han F., Jacek Wilkos, Jo Wu, John H. Dromey, John Rey Dave Aquino, Joyce Chng, Juan Takai, K. B. Elijah, Kelly Matsuura, Laurence Sullivan, Maria S. Picone, Mariane Enriquez, May Chong, Michael Janairo, Natasha Sinclair, Natsumi Tanaka, Ng Yi-Sheng, Nick Tan, Patricia P., Russell Hemmell, Shuren Hwang, Therese Choon, Toshiya Kamei (Translator), Vonnie Winslow Crist, and Wan Phing Lim.

Southeast Asian Fantasy Drabbles - Insignia Drabbles, #2

This book is a collection of the second 4 volumes in The Insignia Series (released between 2018 and 2020). The anthologies are:ASIAN SCIENCE FICTIONINSIGNIA VOL.5. includes 8 science fiction stories with Asian characters and/or settings. Contributors: Joyce Chng, Nidhi Singh, Ray Daley, Holly Schofield, Jeremy Szal, L. Chan, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Stewart C. Baker. ASIAN BIRDS & BEASTSINSIGNIA VOL.6. includes 8 short stories with Asian characters, settings, and magical creatures. Contibutors: Nidhi Singh, Amy Fontaine, Stewart C. Baker, Kelly Matsuura, Russell Hemmell, Lorraine Schein, Keyan Bowes, Joyce Chng. ASIAN FLASH FICTION & POETRYINSIGNIA VOL.7. includes 11 stories, and 7 poems with Asian characters and settings. Rebecca Birch, Ray Daley, Liam Hogan, Mary Soon Lee, Dave Dunn, Guilia Moon & Toshiya Kamei, Layne Noser, Anita Goveas, Daniel Scott White, Russell Hemmell, Kelly Matsuura, Luke Shors, Deon Visser. CASTLES & KIMONOINSIGNIA VOL.8. includes 8 stories and 1 poem with historical Japanese settings. Contributors: Kelly Matsuura, Alanna Robertson-Webb, tetsuya Sato, Toshiya Kamei, John H. Dromey, Carmen Indalecio, Russell Hemmell, Jo Wu

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