My fantasy story Behind the Waterfall (which appeared in my ebook Tröll, Álfar, Hestar) has now been published in Winter Enchantment: An Anthology of Magical Stories (edited by Malina Douglas).
The anthology is available on Amazon and Kobo, and contains fifteen fantastic tales to inspire, surprise and light the way through the winter darkness.
A short retrospective of my writing journey in 2022.
Continue reading “The Year 2022 in Writing”
My climate flash fiction What’s A Penguin? which was published online by Little Blue Marble earlier this year is also available in the yearly anthology Little Blue Marble 2022: Warmer Worlds (edited by Katrina Archer).
You can buy the anthology in print or ebook format here.
The book is also available on Amazon, Kobo, and most other ebook shops.
My self-published short story collection Tröll, Álfar, Hestar: 3 Magical Short Stories Inspired by Iceland is now available on Amazon!
It contains 3 adventurous, romantic, and magical twists on Icelandic folk tales, as travelers meet some of the hidden and mystical inhabitants of modern Iceland.
Reviews, recommendations, and shares are very welcome!
I gave a short interview for Iridescent Words, in light of the upcoming Winter Enchantment anthology, which will feature one of my stories, Behind the Waterfall. In the interview, I talk about my inspiration for my stories, my writing space, and some of my favorite books and authors.
Click here to read the full interview!
Winter Enchantment will be published in November 2022.
To help make this happen, please support the fundraising campaign here!
Another publication! You can now read my climate flash fiction What’s A Penguin? on Little Blue Marble, a great website that raises awareness of the consequences and potential solutions to anthropogenic climate change.
My story is available to read for free here.
If you like this project, please consider donating and/or becoming a Patron of Little Blue Marble!
My first horror story got published in The Quiet Ones – True Love Never Dies!
You can read the magazine for free here with my story Reflections and many other great stories to make your blood run cold.
It took a few tries to get this story accepted somewhere, but I am overjoyed that it found such a good home in excellent company. It also taught me to not give up on stories, even after many rejections.
The first publication of 2022! On Friday, my sci-fi story One More Sunrise was published by Flash Point SF. You can read it for free here!
I wrote this story after a prompt from Furious Fiction, and while it didn’t make it to the short or long list then, after a bit of editing and polishing, I am happy that it found a home in a poignant sci-fi magazine next to other great stories.
This story first appeared on 12. April 2021 in Land Beyond the World Magazine.
Continue reading “Story: Snowstorm”
A short retrospective of my writing achievements (and failures) in 2021.
Continue reading “The Year 2021 in Writing”
My fantasy story Snowstorm was published in Land Beyond the World Magazine today!
You can read it on their website or here on this page for free.
I wrote this story during the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge in 2020, and am happy it found a good home after the feedback I received and several edits.
It is time. Time to let go.
Continue reading “Story: Nine Lives”
Scissors glint as they fly through the air, silver blades a harsh contrast to the ink-black of Robin’s long, curly hair.
Continue reading “Story: The Final Cut”
This story was first shortlisted in the Furious Fiction July 2019 Contest.
This story was published in City.River.Tree.
S. J. C. Schreiber 