Standalones
A collection of separate stories exploring the many worlds of Mirrortide. (Read in any order)
- Flash Fiction: <1k words (est. reading time <5min)
- Short Stories: <10k words (<40min). I usually aim for about 6k words (~25 min).
- Novelettes: <20k words (<80min)
The View from the Glass Mountain
A captain of a sandship and his crew face imminent starvation and the countless dangers of a desolate desert world. But a girl is found in a wrecked ship, demands to be taken to the Glass Mountain, and claims to have had visions from the world-goddess.
La Gran Loteria
A man discovers a copy of the heretical book, La Historia de la Gran Loteria, which explains the political lotteries of La Fortuna and the systems of law-making that followed, based only on pure chance and the will of the goddess, Lady Luck.
Fio & the Sleeping Boulder
A lonely rock ponders what it means to be human and makes a new friend when a girl finds shelter from the rain.
Myths
Standalone myths told and believed by the people of Mirrortide. Think of them like the myths in our world: some people might believe them, some people might not; some stories might have some truth, some might be entirely fantastical. (Read in any order)
The Fateweaver
A myth about the goddess of fate; the futures that were printed onto her skin; and the felling of the World Tree.
The Mist & The Moon
A sanctifier of the Grey Maiden searches for the prior Ward of Yushima while struggling to preserve the sanctity of death.
The Demon of Ishimura
When a dying man begins speaking of voices in his head, Yumiko must find what stole his mind.
The Crab Golem
When a clay statue terrorizes a family, Yumiko must find what created such a monster.