In Riding Wildfire, Thomas McCrae endures years of grief and hardship after losing his beloved Clara, who vanished into a blizzard chasing her wild pony, Wildfire. Haunted by the hoot-owl’s nightly calls—an omen of death—Thomas waits, believing Clara’s spirit still rides the prairie winds.
Just when you think the conversation is done, and you start to walk away, they tug on your coat, saying “Just one more thing…”
A Folk-Tale of Love, War, and the Waiting Heart Copyright 2025 Ashleigh McSidhe There was a time, long ago, when the hills of Connemara still whispered in the old tongue, and the stones remembered every footstep. In a cottage of whitewashed stone and thatch, nestled where the green hills met […]
Looking through the books listed on the Queer Crime Writers website, I spotted Darrel Grizzle’s I never Meant to Star a Murder Cult.” With a title like that, I had to go take a look at it. It was on Kindle Unlimited, so I grabbed a copy. Laughed my way through the Forward, by the time I finished the first story, I went back and bought it for keeps.
Okay. Coming up on six months since I stepped away from “Good Bones” to give it a rest, and yesterday, I opened the draft folder to look it over. I’m still rereading it, and see a lot of places that need improvement, and think I know the way forward on […]
What seems a lifetime ago, I used to write fanfic, mainly in the Harry Potter fandom. Unlike a number of folks I know, I remained below the radar and never gained a great following, which actually suits me fine. “Fame and fortune, that’s not for me!”
I’m cleaning out old files and found this drabble I wrote for one of the HP lists back then, got a giggle and thought I’d share.
Originally written for the (now long-vanished) after_class group on yahoogroups.com for a dictionary drabble challenge. Standard and customary disclaimers regarding copyright, ownership, and the lack thereof by myself apply.
A run-down of “The Rules” as seen by several personages, some of whom may be recognizable.
A short drabble/slash fiction piece on the subject of writing.
A dictionary drabble/flash fic on the word “Oubliette” Harry Potter fandom, potentially NSFW for adult implications.