Amber perched on the pillows covering the ground in her tent. Camelia had promised to return in a few months, giving Amber time to practice and learn and grow in confidence with the magicians in the Cirque. There was one magician in particular who caught Amber’s eye. They seemed nothing alike, but the way theContinue reading “Tales of Turedor: The Telekinetic (Part 3)”
Author Archives: Jori (J.J.) Hanna
Short Story: An Evening Chat
J. J. Hanna © 2021 I’ll admit it. It was a lot harder to be a vampire back before there was modern medicine and modern conveniences, in large part because I couldn’t blend in nearly as well. Mirrors used to have silver backing, and if you’ve ever tried to style your hair without a mirrorContinue reading “Short Story: An Evening Chat”
Short Story: A Million Little Futures
J. J. Hanna © 2021 It was a beautiful day. The sun peeked out from behind fluffy gray clouds every once in a while, an autumn breeze tugged at the brim of my hat, and I was wearing one of my favorite outfits—a black sleeveless dress with a white Peter Pan collar, gray knit tights,Continue reading “Short Story: A Million Little Futures”
Short Story: After it All
J. J. Hanna © 2021 This story is a sequel to Live Another Day. Folks tend to have apocalypse plans. Especially the doomsday bunker-in-the-basement, shotgun-in-the-closet types of folks. Me? I’d never even come close to assuming I’d survive at all when the day finally came. So you can imagine my surprise when I woke upContinue reading “Short Story: After it All”
Tales of Turedor: Call Me Camelia (Part 2)
Dreams plagued Amber that night. Neither good nor bad, but different. She never awoke in a cold sweat, as one was apt to do during a season of nightmares. Nor did she find she was happy or well rested. And the dreams—incredibly vivid, almost as if they were memories, though not her own—refused to leaveContinue reading “Tales of Turedor: Call Me Camelia (Part 2)”
Tales of Turedor: The Ruby Pendant (Part 1)
J. J. Hanna © 2020 Her feet pounded the cobblestones, her heart trying to leap out her body through her throat if not for the bone cage keeping it in place. She would stop, if she thought it was safe. But as she tightened her grip on the necklace in her hand, she knew sheContinue reading “Tales of Turedor: The Ruby Pendant (Part 1)”
Short Story: The Pembrook Siren
J. J. Hanna © 2020 I should have known it wouldn’t go the way I’d hoped it would when I saw her across the room. She looked like trouble in the best kind of way. Her hair was short and spiked with a splash of bright pink right in the front, and her studded leatherContinue reading “Short Story: The Pembrook Siren”
Short Story: Green Mountain
J. J. Hanna © 2018 9:07 PM Kelly: Hey, can you call me? I’m walking home and I’m drunk and I think someone’s following me Lou: I can’t call right now, but keep texting me Kelly: K… Kelly: He’s definitely following me Kelly: Should I call the police? Lou: You feel that threatened? Kelly: I’mContinue reading “Short Story: Green Mountain”
Short Story: The Crow’s Decoration
© 2018 J. J. Hanna “Take this.” He took the small contraption from his sister. The fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling reflected off its metal casing. “What is it?” he asked, flipping it over in his tiny hands. “Happy eleventh birthday, David,” she said with a wink, tucking a few stray strands of brownContinue reading “Short Story: The Crow’s Decoration”
Short Story: If a Tree Falls
© 2020, Jori Hanna She smiled at her computer screen, watching the black boxes of code scroll as her computer did its thing. “I’m in,” she said with a little chuckle to no one in particular. It was almost a little joke she had with herself. No one else was around, so she may asContinue reading “Short Story: If a Tree Falls”