Mira has never understood why princesses have all the fun. Fairy godmothers deserve a taste of Prince Charming, too! Too bad that affair costs Mira her job and reputation. Cast out of the fairy realm and reduced to working as a lowly tooth fairy, she's spent ninety-nine years waiting for her chance at redemption. So why did the bogeyman have to start haunting her life now?Frustrated by the frequent terror of his visits, Mira takes drastic measures to save herself, including a date ...

When a videographer decides to record a "Thriller" video with real zombies, he quickly finds out dead men can't dance—and are much more inclined to eat brains. Junior necromancer, Roger, and zombie sniffer, Cindy, from Mortimer's School of Dark Arts come to the rescue in order to sing the dead back to sleep. When Roger's plan backfires and he coughs loud enough to wake the dead, they conclude they need someone to rescue them! Can their blossoming romance survive a zombie uprising—and more ...

Blackboard Galaxy is a humorous science fiction story about a teacher who has dreamed of teaching in space. Now that she is living her dream, she must find ways to discipline students besides eating them, as that is the standard protocol among alien teachers.This story originally appeared in Issue 6 of Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. The author based this story on her experiences teaching middle school students. The line, "Does this look like a face that cares?" is a direct quote fro...

Adult Warning: These stories contain randy robots, naughty fairies and lawyers who fantasize about Star Trek. This quirky collection gathers the funniest fantasy and weirdest science fiction stories written by award winning author, Sarina Dorie. Included in this book of treats are previously published stories such as:Debbie Does Delta DraconisEels for HeelsRoboroticaThe Optimist PoliceLady Chatterley's ComputerIn all, there are seventeen tales to ...

"Demon Eyes," is a 2,100 word, quirky urban fantasy story. It is about a young woman who is frustrated she always has red-eye in photos despite attempts to correct it. When the photo clerk point out to her the reason her eyes are red is because she's a demon, her quiet evening of picking up photos is turned upside down by a series of surreal events. The story was originally published in Youth Imagination.

Welcome to the paranormal worlds of randy vampires, naughty necromancers and zombies who might eat your brains after they succeed at seducing you.This quirky collection gathers the funniest fantasy, weirdest ghost stories and most hilarious horror written by award winning author, Sarina Dorie. Included in this book of treats are previously published stories such as:Putting the Romance Back into Necromancy Five Tips for Outsmarting Satan—and Your StudentsBite Me...

What would the Victorian era look like if they had "rediscovered" space flight? Would the British really be interested in colonizing a continent like India if they could colonize an entire planet?Imagine a Neo-Victorian alternate history romance set on a shogun-like planet. Felicity is a young lady betrothed to a British noble of rank and fortune who will someday inherit a space station. Her life should be happy and perfect. Alas, she fears she will never achieve happiness—or whole...

"Eels for Heels," is about a woman who has been cursed with eel feet by a sea witch. Only if Kerstin can change her vain and shallow ways and find true love before turning thirty, her curse will be lifted. One of those in itself would be a challenge for Kerstin, but both?This urban fantasy romance is about 6000 words. It was originally published in Roar.

"Gnocchi," is a 600 flash fiction story. It is a humorous take on genetic engineering and Italian cooking as seen through the eyes of a child. After reading this flash fiction story, you may wonder if the author is Italian and whether she was forced to spend hours stirring pots of red sauce in the kitchen as a child. The answer is yes to both. Though we didn't have genetic engineered body parts back then. . . .The story won the Penn Cove Literary Award in 2013.

A Ghost's Guide to Haunting Humans is cute and quirky list of guidelines every ghost in the afterlife should practice.This flash fiction story (under 1000 words) won the Whidbey Student Choice Award in 2011.

"The Optimist Police," is a humorous story about one man's struggle in a society with unrealistic expectations about positive attitude. The 3000 word story was originally published by New Myths.

"Cinderella's Holo-wand," is a futuristic look at the Cinderella fairytale. The humorous story takes a look at what would happen if we could use technology to instantly alter our bodies to make our dreams come true. This 4000 word short story was originally published by Perihelion Magazine.