Free Fiction
Read short stories and serialized novels and novellas for free on my website and other ezines online.
Fight Crime! (A Love Story)
An online serial about a supervillain striving to make her mark on the criminal underworld, and the superhero who wants to stop her. Or just hang out and get to know her. Or maybe kiss her. He’s kind of conflicted.
How Lady Nightmare Stole Captain Alpha’s Girlfriend
A short story about a damsel-in-distress who awkwardly falls for the villainess who kidnapped her. Complications arise when her superhero boyfriend comes to the “rescue.”
Available in Issue 29 of Luna Station Quarterly
The Braden Banshee
A gothic short story about spirit medium Ella Rosenfeld. Hired by a grieving widow who heard a banshee’s wail before her husband’s death, Ella must banish the banshee before the next death it heralds comes to pass–that of the widow’s young daughter.
Available in the Spring 2018 issue of Mirror Dance
A Magical Education
A group of wise old mentors drink mead and complain about the lazy young heroes they’re training. A humorous fantasy short story.
Available in the October 2018 issue of Swords and Sorcery Magazine
How to Stop Trains (A Guide for Superheroes)
White Knight gives a lecture to heroes in training about the best way to stop trains. A short story. Warning: involves physics.
Available at KristenBrand.com
Around the Old Hawthorn Tree
A teenager finds a box of her late grandmother’s old belongings, which leaves her with one question: are fairies real? A short story.
Available at KristenBrand.com
The Monster with Many Eyes
Tormented by her own personal monster, a college student must find a way to deal with the creature before it ruins her life. A short story.
Available in the Winter 2019 issue of The Colored Lens
Summer Getaway
A retired superhero and supervillain just want a nice vacation. Flash fiction set in the White Knight & Black Valentine Universe.
Available at KristenBrand.com
The Lunch Date
A retired superhero and supervillain try and fail to have a lunch date. Flash fiction set in the White Knight & Black Valentine Universe.
Available at KristenBrand.com
Marigold and Saffron
Marigold is determined to rescue the prince from an evil wizard, but first, she has to sneak out of the house without waking her stepsister Saffron. Fairy tale flash fiction.
Available at KristenBrand.com
Strange Hunt
Late at night in a small, sleepy town, Leigh Morgan hunts the Others before they can steal away unsuspecting humans. But the only thing harder than slaying monsters is figuring out how to salvage a friendship. A short story in the Dark and Otherworldly universe set before Poison and Honey.
Available at KristenBrand.com
The Memory of Ghosts
A five-part short story about a ghost and an exorcist who team up to find the soul of the ghost’s lost love. Road trips, friendship, and fist fights ensue.
Available at KristenBrand.com
Confessions of a Former Chosen One
A bitter former Chosen One tells his life story. Spoiler alert: being the Chosen One sucks.
Available at KristenBrand.com
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