Tales from a Mechanical Bird

In case you’re interested in reading from the beginning, I’ve setup a page that links to all of the individual stories.
Chapter 0: Alicia and the Mechanical Bird
Here’s the original story in which my current short stories are all based off. This story follows the life of a young woman named Alicia, who believes that her [...]

Alicia and the Watchmaker’s Forest

From the sky, Alicia found the dirt road snaking through the countryside leading to the mouth of the Watchmaker’s Forest. “Buckle up! We’re landing!” She called back to her passenger Lily, who was tightening her embrace around a small pail with one hand and reaching for a rope to strap across her chest with the [...]

Alicia and the Black Bird Witch

Erol and I were working in the pasture when a giant beast cast a shadow over our heads. I had never seen anything like it before. It looked like some kind of bird except the wings didn’t flap. The unnatural thing twisted and jerked in the air and touched down onto the ground a far [...]