Interview: Debbie Mumford on “The Solitary Sorceress”

“The Solitary Sorceress” by Debbie Mumford It’s been ten years since the Firestone turned Kaitlyn into a sorceress to be reckoned with. Since that fateful day, she’s been in seclusion, mastering herself as well as the artifact. But now her mentor and friend, Aelfric, has died and King Lorien has called her to court to…

Interview: Leah R. Cutter on “Dreams of Saffron and Lace”

“Dreams of Saffron and Lace” by Leah R. Cutter Regina Victoria Edmondson rules as Queen over the nursery she shares with her twin brother Tobias. Except when she allows him to direct their play as Raj. However, on the rambling country estate where they live, neither of them control the gardens, where time moves in…

Interview: Dayle A. Dermatis on “Telling the Bees”

“Telling the Bees” by Dayle A. Dermatis Some kind of weird Sleeping Beauty curse has hit a Portland, Oregon, suburb—the entire town has fallen asleep. Hedgewitch sisters Holly and Willow, and Holly’s fae familiar, Cam, head out to help. But “weird” doesn’t begin to describe what’s really happening… “Telling the Bees” is one of the…

Interview: Rei Rosenquist on “A Worthwhile Sacrifice”

“A Worthwhile Sacrifice” by Rei Rosenquist Cedar had a simple task: get water from the northern well and bring it back to their town before dark, when all doors are sealed with magical locks to keep everyone safe inside. Instead of completing the task on time, Cedar got distracted and dawdled. But the wolves come…

Interview: DeAnna Knippling on “A Shrewdness of Swindlers”

Dames, detectives, and deception…magic meets the decadence of the Roaring Twenties in ten tales of glitter and jazz. The year is 1929. It’s two months after the financial collapse on Wall Street, and the world is bating its breath, unsure of what will happen next. Is it the end of an era? At the Honeybee’s…

Interview: Alicia Cay on “Campbell County Cook-Off”

In Alicia Cay’s “Campbell County Cook-Off,” the oldest of three elderly witch sisters always wins the County Fair’s chili cook-off…but this year, things are going to be different! Rebecca and Leah steal their sister’s prize-winning recipe, whip up their own batch of chili, and head off to the competition ready to surprise their sister—and win…

Interview: James Pyles on “No Place Like Home”

What would have happened if Dorothy hadn’t wanted to leave Oz and return to Kansas? What if the “good witch” Glinda had craved the ruby slippers for her own? What would the transformed Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Cowardly Lion really have been like with their new attributes? You’ll never think of Dorothy and her friends…