Bio: Lisa Silverthorne has published over forty short stories. She dreams of becoming a novelist and writes to discover the magic in ordinary things. Much of Lisa's inspiration is drawn from the Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound where she journeys every year to greet the returning Orca whales.
When the sacrifice of virgins is outlawed, protests erupt in the village over loss of wages and the unfair treatment of dragons. Can the Queen stop the protests and bring order to her kingdom? (Published: 1995)
Words: 1908 - Reading Time: 5-7 min. Category: Fantasy
A doctor, charged with the grim task of autopsying dead soldiers from the distant war front, must retrieve secret combat hardware for the government. But when Dr. Kingston opens body bag #733, her life changes forever. (Published: 2000)
Words: 3920 - Reading Time: 11-15 min. Category: Science Fiction
In the distant alien ruins of Nakin'sii, city of dreams, a woman discovers that finding her place in the universe sometimes requires creating one. (Published: 2000)
Words: 5164 - Reading Time: 14-20 min. Category: Science Fiction
A thousand miles apart, a woman shares her partner's final moments of life through a neuro-crosslink in order to fulfil her last request of seeing her hometown one last time. (Published: 1997)
Words: 1976 - Reading Time: 5-7 min. Category: Science Fiction
At a hospice, a young woman recently released from prison struggles through her rehabilitation (an artificial conscience) as she attempts to understand her crime. (Published: 1999)
Words: 6321 - Reading Time: 18-25 min. Category: Science Fiction
A psychic, assisting investigators at a plane crash site, comes to terms with the ghosts of her own past through ghosts of the present. (Published: 2001)
Words: 3149 - Reading Time: 8-12 min. Category: Science Fiction
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When the sacrifice of virgins is outlawed, protests erupt in the village over loss of wages and the unfair treatment of dragons. Can the Queen stop the protests and bring order to her kingdom? (Published: 1995)
