Stories

If you've ever wondered how Santa Claus can do everything he's purported to do at Christmas, well, you're about to find out. Or at least a theory.

Summerabbacat likes to call my tamer stories Lee Wilson Light. Well, this one is going to be Lee Wilson Light as a snowflake. But I hope you all can still enjoy it with the spirit of the season in mind. There are no gay characters. There is no sex. There is no nasty antagonist. Anyway, here goes.

My 2025 prompt team event entry. I combined a few extra genre/sub-genre categories. Primary one:

Western/Weird West

Weird West - Fantasy in a Western. (Cowboys and Centaurs)

A cowboy and his centaur ride into Las Vegas. Told, obviously, since it’s me, from the Centaur’s perspective.

After getting into trouble at school, twin brothers Demon and Angel spend the summer at Mystic Camping Grounds. There, they face challenges that test their relationship. Will they find the strength to overcome what’s ahead?

New Orleans, March 1788. In the roaring fires of the burning city, a boy is conceived. A child of magic, foretold to be too un-conforming, too powerful, threatening to overthrow the balance of power. Can his parents protect the unborn while rebuilding their home from the ashes?

The historic background of "Shadow's Reach", split into four Novellas. This first novella spans the time from conception to birth of Lucien Noir and the construction of Maison Noir.

Mayhem Fantasy!

The Nextworld Invasion and the Death of Magic involves the gathering of a team of people from three unique races, who need to come together and try to find a way of stopping an invasion... by the Humans! This is a story about people. There is action every step of the way that helps bring the individuals closer, and strange wonders surprise even the most seasoned among them.

How far will they be willing to go? Where will their decisions take them? And what will be left of them when they're done?

Simon Lorall, through a series of terrible events, discovers he is the Seeded One. Now he must embark on a journey of self-discovery encountering demons, fae, werewolves, goblins, and other creatures. As a new Wizard War threatens the world, will he find the strength to save everyone, or will he plunge the world into war and chaos?

Perhaps this story is merely a sorry little attempt at magical realism. Or perhaps it only takes place in the mind of its narrator, or in his dream, or perhaps some of it really happens to him—or a combination of all that. But none of that matters; none of those ideas either add to or detract from the story. With a nod to the many modern adaptations, here is another take on the Pygmalion myth. As with all such stories, be careful what you wish for!

Wanted criminal Hong Shen finally meets his end after being stabbed in the back by a comrade. As he makes his final resting place under a dead plum tree, he submits to death.

Instead, he receives two choices: die, or be given a second chance.

To take the second chance means he must complete a trial in the past in order to return to the present. But what he doesn't know is that the trial isn't only difficult for him, but even more difficult for the person he must be to fulfill it.

A fantasy poem I wrote back in April 2017

It's cold up here in the mountains. Elias mourns his lover, but in these darkest of days between the years, strange things ride on the wind and the old tales come alive.