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I am so grateful to have found homes for so many pieces. A big thank you to all the magazines and publishers that support emerging writers :-) I want to continue to learn what is marketable and improve my products and craft.
Note: no AI is used at ANY stage of my creative, musing, writing or editing. Never. Ever.
Corvid Queen
COMING IN 2026: 9th of January 2026
The Tension Between (3500 words)
The Tension Between has been accepted into this beautiful journal of feminist faerytales.
This is a grimmer, darker, reflective, end of world fantasy piece with mythological themes and references.
Publishing date: 9th January 2026!
COMING November 2025
Foofaraw Press
Wizarding (1000 words)
This was one of the coolest open calls I have seen in a while. As soon as I spotted this zany little space I knew I needed to begin to hurl offerings into their slush pile.
Any piece submitted needed to align with one of the following definitions of Foofaraw:
Love their energy and angle. I cannot wait to read this hard-copy only anthology :-)
Slightly amusing magical piece about conflicting characters in an odd situation.
COMING Sept-Nov 2025
TBA
TBA (5400 words)
Story has been ACCEPTED into an anthology project! More to come! (Yes, the image is a clue :-)
COMING November 2025
Speculation Publications
The Salt of It (2500 words)
A 2500 word dark fantasy/literary fiction short story has been accepted into an anthology: Winter Lore Book 3: Aurora: Tales of Winter Dreams.
This is a far darker, heavier piece. Set in a dark fantasy style setting, my purpose in this one was more lit fic than fantasy, with symbolic reference to intergenerational trauma and fantasy style representation of parents with mental health issues, and childhood neglect.
Contract SIGNED.
Anticipated publishing date: early November 2025.
Metastellar, Best of Year Four
COMING SOON: Estimated to be mid-year, now likely to published September 2025)
Affordable Resurrection (1600 words)
PLUS Snoogle Hunt (1000 words)
Both pieces are slightly humorous modern feel fantasy pieces, one about a necromancer and the student he is mentoring. The other about middle aged wizards embarking on new hobbies.
BRAND new slightly humorous, slightly steamy fantasy story (12000 words) has been accepted in an anthology, due to be released 30 August 2025.
I have been lucky enough to have had a piece published with Dragonsoul Press previously (2023), and I am very excited to work with them again.
Inkd Publishing, Behind the Shadows III
Published 18 August 2025
Necro-Mantic Troubles (4000 words)
Through the publisher: *link pending*
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-the-shadows-iii-mike-rusetsky/1148009830
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Shadows-III-Dark-Secrets/dp/B0FLQ339WD
Digital: https://books2read.com/u/bQoQaD
Crow & Cross Keys
31 May 2025
Reprint: Tidal Bones (2500 words)
Dark fantasy, Australian Gothic piece about the disintegration of a young woman's hopes and dreams in the shadow of a dark bay. What's hunting her from the water? Why has she been drawn to this bleak, doomed place?
You can read this piece FOR FREE here: https://crowcrosskeys.com/2025/05/31/tidal-bones-nicole-walsh/
And check out other darkly beautiful stories here: https://crowcrosskeys.com/
Black Hare Press' Patreon Account
28 Feb 2025
Travel, the Boy and the Anchor (1500 words)
A darker more reflective piece of fantasy. What are our dreams and plans and expectations really worth? All the things we do not have control over.
This piece is behind a paywall on a Patreon account here: https://www.patreon.com/blackharepress
96th of October
1st of December 2024
Fish or Chips (2000 words)
A short, slightly humorous fantasy adventure piece was accepted into THIS amazing magazine! It has been a dream of mine to be accepted into 96th of October for as long as I have been submitting. Over the years they have rejected 11 other pieces. But - accepted this one! Yay!
A warm, amusing piece of fantasy about unlikely allies working dead-end jobs in the Hell-Colony, wishing for more.
Check it out here: https://96thofoctober.com/articles/fish-or-chips/
And, check out other fabulous short stories and this super cute supportive magazine here: https://96thofoctober.com/
Metastellar Magazine featured "Heaven-Sent" (reprint) (800 words) in its storytime project on Youtube. Presented by Andrea Goyan and read aloud by E.E King. This is only my second short story EVER to feature as an audio project!
Out now and FREE to read!
Heaven-Sent (800 words) was first published by Metastellar as a reprint (featuring on my website first) in September 2022.
Check it out here: https://www.metastellar.com/metastellar-storytime-youtube-playlist/
20 June 2024
Snoogle Hunt (1000 words)
Metastellar Magazine has been hugely supportive of my reprints, but I have not had any luck with their briefly-opened new fiction windows. Until now!!! Whoot!
They accepted and published Snoogle Hunt!
Available FREE to read here: https://www.metastellar.com/fiction/flash-fiction/snoogle-hunt/
Other great new flash fiction available here: https://www.metastellar.com/category/fiction/flash-fiction/
June 2024
Resurrecting Tessa (2000 words)
Resurrecting Tessa is an older piece and a personal favourite of mine. It has a darker more reflective bend than most of my work. It's an attempt at soaking a lifetime of sorrow and regret in 2000 words through a quaint sci-fi fantasy mashup.
(There are sensitivity warnings for this piece - check out my sensitivity warning page for details)
Resurrecting Tessa is published here: https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/058/
Check out this beautiful magazine, here: https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/
The God-Wife Reborn (sci fi/fantasy novel)
Publishing through a local (Brisbane Australia) publisher via a traditional publishing contract: Interactive Publications
More info on 'Novels' tab!
8 March 2024
Affordable Resurrection (1600 words)
Affordable Resurrection, previously published in Teleport Magazine (which has closed), has been accepted as a reprint into Metastellar Magazine!
Affordable Resurrection is a irreverent (hopefully) lightly amusing piece of fast fiction following the adventures of a necromancer and his trainee in their not-so-glamourous job. Budget necromancers, anyone?
Check out Affordable Resurrection here: https://www.metastellar.com/fiction/affordable-resurrection/
And this fabulously professional, beautiful and supportive magazine here: https://www.metastellar.com/
March 2024
Sparkle (3000 words)
Sparkle was accepted into the very first magazine it was submitted to, for the themed open call it was written to respond to!
Sparkle is a piece of modern feel lit fic with speculative elements. The story is about the role our nightmares play in shaping our lives, and the way our lives play in shaping our nightmares.
Check out Sparkle here: https://www.zoeticpress.com/branded-merch/nonbinary-review-issue-35-old-friends
And this lovely and supportive magazine here: https://www.zoeticpress.com/
January 2024
Kill Switch (1400 words)
Bewildering Stories accepted Kill Switch (reprint, previously published in Sci Fi Lampoon Magazine)
Kill Switch is a short humorous piece of flash fiction about a hung over, down on her luck peace-keeper confronted with a crime on her very doorstep.
Check out Kill Switch in Bewildering Stories here: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1029/kill_switch.html and more from this issue here: http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1029/blurb.html
Lost (50 words) (Full story here)
Light etched the mountain’s spine, mist ribboned the open blades of ravines. Mary dragged bloodied nails down grooves in soft plastic. A dark house winged her back. Bare feet chilled cold nests of dew-soaked grass. Each breath hung, a fading wisp. The mountain trailed distant threads of sound:
“Benny?”
“Ben-nny!”
(Comp rules: 50 words or less, must include the words spine, open and wisp)