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  • Short Story: A Very Pembrook Christmas

    Short Story: A Very Pembrook Christmas

    J. J. Hanna © 2021 Betty pushed through the front door, and I pushed my laptop off of my lap and ran to help her. Her arms were full of bags banging against the glass. “What did you do? Buy the whole store?” She smiled at him, her bright pink hair peeking out from under Read more

  • Tales of Turedor: The Telekinetic (Part 3)

    Tales of Turedor: The Telekinetic (Part 3)

    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 the Read more

  • Short Story: An Evening Chat

    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 mirror Read more

  • Short Story: A Million Little Futures

    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, Read more

  • Short Story: After it All

    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 up Read more

  • The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 5: Adam

    The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 5: Adam

    J. J. Hanna © 2021 A week had gone by, and that should have been a relief to me. I wanted to believe everything was going to be okay. But the stranger had contacted me again with a plan perfectly outlining what I was supposed to do if the police tracked me down. Worse? The Read more