My short story “The Spectator” was published in 50-Word Stories today! Read it here.
New Flash Fiction! “The Spectator”
Short Stories
New, Free Thanksgiving Werewolf Story!
Hello, friends! I hope all is well! Today my short story “Grateful for the Wolf” was published by Androids and Dragons! You can read it for free at this link: https://androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/grateful-for-the-wolf I hope you will enjoy it!
Photo by Chris Ensminger on Unsplash
New Microfiction! No Such Thing as Huskycorns
My 50-word short story “No Such Thing as Huskycorns” was published today by 50-Word Stories! Read it here. I hope you enjoy! ✨
Lesbian Werewolves!
Hello, my friends! I have exciting news. My werewolf short story, “Where Does It Hurt?” was published today in Zooscape: Issue 16!
“They say a werewolf’s bite hurts like hell, but they don’t know. The worst wounds werewolves give you are the ones nobody sees.”
You can read this bittersweet romance for free here. And you can read the rest of the issue here!
Thank you to all of you faithful readers out there for following this blog and giving my work a chance! I may no longer be on Twitter, but I am still writing like mad and delighted to share my new stories and biology adventures with you here. Keep calm and howl on! 🐺
Furry Arthurian Fantasy Tale: The Corvid King
Hark, friends! Gather round! I have exciting news to share. My short story “The Corvid King,” originally published in the anthology ROAR Volume 10, has been reprinted in my favorite e-zine, Zooscape! You can now read the story for free online, accompanied by this beautiful illustration provided by editor Mary E. Lowd:
“The Corvid King” was inspired by an obscure bit of Arthurian lore: the rumor that King Arthur would one day be reborn as a crow and return to “save his people.” After finishing T. H. White’s brilliant Arthurian series The Once and Future King this year, this story now holds even more significance for me.
You can read “The Corvid King” for free here: https://zooscape-zine.com/the-corvid-king/ I hope it will encourage you to find magic in the ordinary stuff of life. And I hope you will check out the other fantastic stories in this issue of Zooscape! See the rest of Issue 14 here: https://zooscape-zine.com/issue-14/
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“King Pellinore: Who is that, Arthur?
King Arthur : One of what we all are, Pelly. Less than a drop in the great, blue motion of the sunlit sea. But it seems that some of the drops sparkle, Pelly. Some of them do sparkle!“
~from the musical Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner
Random Acts of Magic!
Hi, dear friends! I am excited to announce that my story “Random Acts of Magic” has been published in Daily Science Fiction today.
This story is very dear to my heart; it conveys the struggle of being your imaginative, weird, wonderful self in a world that often rewards conformity over creativity. I am thrilled to share it with you, and so grateful for all the kind comments I’ve already been receiving from readers. The chance to connect with folks like you and experience the joys of dreaming together is the reason I continue to pursue publication for my work, even when the road is long and challenging. Thank you for reminding me that my voice matters, that my stories resonate with people and are worth bringing into the world. Writing can sometimes be a struggle, but it’s a magical thing, and so very worth it.
You can read “Random Acts of Magic” for free here: https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/magic-and-wizardry/amy-clare-fontaine/random-acts-of-magic
New, Free Story! The Dragon Maker
“Griselda made dragons out of words. No one knew how. One moment she’d be hunched over her desk, scribbling furiously, only stopping occasionally to dip her quill or suck on it thoughtfully, her chin lifted and her eyes somewhere else. And the next moment...“
Read the rest of my new fantasy story “The Dragon Maker” for free on the e-zine Zooscape here: https://zooscape-zine.com/dragon-maker/ And be sure to check out the rest of Issue 9: https://zooscape-zine.com/issue-9/
Thank you for your interest! 🙏
My first audio story, read by The Voice of Dog!
Greetings, friends! Today, my short story “Of a Hawk and a Lighthouse” has been released on the podcast The Voice of Dog by Khaki!
In this story, an abandoned lighthouse on a lonely cliff receives an unexpected visitor. Her new friend helps the lighthouse shine again. But will it last?
You can listen to Khaki’s lovely reading of my story here: https://anchor.fm/the-voice-of-dog/episodes/Of-a-Hawk-and-a-Lighthouse-by-Amy-Clare-Fontaine-egeflv/a-a2l6r9b I hope it adds some light to your day!
HAPPY RELEASE DAY!! ‘Japanese Fantasy Drabbles’ is OUT NOW!!
Hi! Want to read about a cat demon, a turtle ghost, and blade-wielding weasels? Check out my drabbles in this newly released anthology! Many other colorful characters await you in its pages. And look at that amazing cover art!
Best wishes,
Amy Clare Fontaine
CONGRATULATIONS to all the authors who provided the incredible stories for this collection! It was so much fun to collaborate with past Insignia Series contributors as well as many new international writers.
And SPECIAL THANKS to Toshiya Kamei, who translated about 15 of drabbles for this book. He’s an INSIGNIA STAR!
JAPANESE FANASY DRABBLES ( Insignia Drabbles Vol.1.)
This anthology includes 79 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by Japanese folklore and yôkai tales, as well as original fantasy and science fiction pieces.
All Contributors:
Amy Clare Fontaine – A.S. Charly – Bayveen O’Connell – Beth W. Patterson
Carmen Indalecio – Charles Reis – Charles Venable – Christine Richmond – D.J. Tyrer
Eisuke Aikawa – Emma K. Leadley – Heather Ewings – Jacek Wilkos – J.M. Wong
Joel R. Hunt – John H. Dromey – Joyce Chng – Juan Takai – K.B. Elijah
Kelly Matsuura – Kimberly Rei – Kyosuke…
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Pre-order ‘Japanese Fantasy Drabbles’!
The Japanese Fantasy Drabbles anthology from Insignia Stories is now up for pre-order on Amazon for just 99 [US] cents and will be released on April 16! 80 stories of Japanese mythology for 99 cents! This includes three new stories from me–about sickle weasels, a turtle ghost, and a cat demon–and the first published stories of my good friend Carmen Indalecio! Get it now at the pre-order rate, folks! It’s a steal! With gratitude and love, Amy Clare Fontaine
The Kindle pre-order link for ‘Japanese Fantasy Drabbles’ is now live!
Releasing on April 16th, this anthology features 80 drabbles (100-word stories) inspired by Japanese folklore and yokai tales, as well as original fantasy and science fiction pieces.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Amy Clare Fontaine – A.S. Charly – Bayveen O’Connell – Beth W. Patterson
Carmen Indalecio – Charles Reis – Charles Venable – Christine Richmond – D.J. Tyrer
Eisuke Aikawa – Emma K. Leadley – Heather Ewings – Jacek Wilkos – J.M. Wong
Joel R. Hunt – John H. Dromey – Joyce Chng – Juan Takai – K.B. Elijah
Kelly Matsuura – Kimberly Rei – Kyosuke Higuchi – Malena Salazar Maciá
Massimo Soumaré – Mina Ikemoto – Monica Schultz – N.M. Brown – Natsumi Tanaka
Rich Rurshell – Russell Hemmell – Sheenah Freitas – S.J. Fujimoto – Stephen Christie
Steve Stred – ToJo – Toshiya Kamei (Translator) – Vonnie Winslow Crist…
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