Fandom is a vehicle for free speech in this short story.Siri Appleton is a data analyst for an automated thought police mechanism. She provides technical support for the Intelligence Bureau's Error 451 Algorithm.A re-edited classic TV show inspires her to become a culture warrior when she's assigned to monitor it.Give me Liberty…

It is the Olympian goddess Nemesis's duty to punish hubris, but what happens when the results of her work don't turn out as planned?Psyche would've been struck down for usurping Venus's worship if she hadn't caught Cupid's eye.The maiden Ambrosia finds out she is the daughter of a virgin goddess.Arachne's skill at weaving wins her fans and enemies in Olympus.Her attempt to punish Midas for his greed goes awry.She receives a petition ...

The Greeks have Narcissus and the Haudenosaunee have the Cornhusk Doll. They both stared into pools to admire themselves and got punished. Narcissus fell in love with himself. The Cornhusk Doll had her face taken away by her Creator, so she was no longer distracted from her duties. Both stories are parables against vanity in their respective cultures.Wakia, the No Face Cornhusk Doll has learned humility over the centuries of her existence in this short story. However, she wants her...

Meet Wakia. the corn-husk doll whose reflection once shone brighter than campfires. Her creator spun her from corn husks to guide children through the old ceremonies, but the more gifts she was give, the louder the whisper: "Look at me." She cannot help but preen in mirrors of water. Journey with Wakia to the edge of pride, where beauty itself may vanish, only to find the children's hearts speak louder than any face ever could in this picturebook.

In a village where shieldmaidens are remembered only in songs, Elsa's cunning victory over a raider wins her scorn, not glory. Denied the warrior's path and trapped by tradition, she discovers her family has bartered her future to settle a debt. To win her freedom, she must face a berserker in a duel to the death, armed with nothing but a borrowed sword and a fierce will to choose her own fate. And waiting in the shadows is a suitor from another world, who values her strength and does not ...

In the midst of a global pandemic and a world on lockdown, Akweks Pine, a Haudenosaunee Seedkeeper from Earth, finds himself stranded in imperial space after traveling to dispute the illegal extraction of his family's heirloom seeds by the powerful Agristar corporation. Stranded far from home, he uses his knowledge of traditional practices and the newfound wealth from a Freetrader windfall to revive ancient ceremonies and create innovative solutions, like biofuel from craft beer and sustai...

Hidden Treasures is a volume of 7 short literary poetic-prose stories with socially progressive arguments. The stories range from themes of serendipity, cloning and property tax to a musing fantasy about making all right with the world. These stories are appropriate for older children, teens as well as adults.

Jormungander, the Midgard Serpent, has gone native on Turtle Island. Yet, he still has much to learn about his new clan.He is the offspring of the attractive and notorious traitor, Loki the Trickster. This makes it hard to accept his new clan's policy to crush the gold and silver eggs the Pretty White Snake's mates lay.Onyare, the Pretty White Snake, is the most beautiful but dangerous of serpents.. His gold and silver scales are so dazzling they affect humans. Yet, he alwa...

Agristar is an interstellar agricompany that extracts seeds to Imperial Space.All Akweks Pine knows is that there are crop circles in the cornfields on his Indian Reservation. He doesn't know if aliens or hoaxsters are responsible. Things are so quirky on the Rez that not even experiencing a UFO sighting can answer this question.All he knows is his family's cornfield is vandalized, and he takes it personally. Will his resistance to UFO flights sabotage Agristar's seed extra...

A soft power rises in the Empire, but is is as benign as it seems? A Terran Seedkeeepr trades heirloom vegetables for royal favor. first by quieting the Imperial Princess's unruly pregnancy cravings, then by becoming the last lifeline for the heir growing in her womb. Her purse now champions his "food sovereignty," a gentle phrase that threatens the iron grip of the Empires preferred vendor, who would rather see the empire starve than lose his market share. Emperor Xerxes cannot dismiss th...

Jenny is determined to keep up her grades so she can enter an Ivy League school even though she's unable to attend classes because of her illness, but is she willing to cheat to do it?Proctor the school's new virtual assistant and plagiarism checker has flagged her final assignment as plagiarized from sources on the internet.When her teacher Martha informs her of this Jenny claims the work was a fan essay she'd wrote for a LitRPG fansite. If this is true do...

Residential school stank while 'Witch Hazel' was alive. Now her ghost makes sure it keeps stinking after she's dead.Fulton Convent was only a residential school for one year. Yet, it was open long enough for Witch Hazel to die. The convent got converted into a bed-and-breakfast that some review sites say is haunted.Sisters, Edna and Agnes Crawford, find themselves in the worst tourist trap imaginable. Their vacation is ruined when Witch Hazel possesses a sk...