Heather Hayden

Saturday Shorts: The Dragon’s Volcano

Today’s short story is another I wrote a while ago to some long-lost prompt (I think; either that, or it just stumbled out of my subconscious. I’m not sure at this point.) Although it’s long enough that it falls outside of my flash fiction limit of 500 words, it’s over …

Magic Monday: Heart of the Winterland by Kristen Kooistra

Today I’m reviewing Heart of the Winterland by Kristen Kooistra, a fantasy novel full of powerful female characters, enchanting scenery, and–most importantly–friendship, and love. I should note before I go further that I do know Kristen, but this review was by no means solicited–I had Heart of the Winterland on …

Saturday Shorts: The Story of a Cat, Pizza, and a Fork

Every now and then I dust off old stories to see how they look. Some of them are terrible and shall never see the light of day. Some might be worth polishing up, if I took the time to do so. And others, while never serious pieces, are cute enough …

Saturday Shorts: The Dragon’s Christmas

Long ago I played a game of raising pixel dragons. At one point, I was rather active on the forums, and even joined in some of the festivities at times. Once, I participated in a Secret Santa for which people wrote stories or poems as gifts. The following is the …

Ensign’s Log, Entry 24: Announcing the Blog World Tour!

Blog World Tour! What: Exactly what it sounds like! I’ll be touring twelve different blogs, and interviewing twelve other writers. When: This is a year-long commitment I’m making. Each month, starting in July, I will interview one writer and be interviewed by another writer. I’ll be sharing the interviews I …

Magic Monday: Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

Once a month I post a book review for a fantasy novel that I’ve read in the recent past. These reviews are posted on “Magic Monday”, the second Monday of every month.   Today I’m reviewing Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire, a fantasy novel that caught my eye when I …

Ensign’s Log, Entry 23: I have returned!

Technically, I never really left… Or, at least, I continued writing. However, since my blogging has been, well, less than par for a while, I’ve decided it’s time to get back into the swing of things. I’ve already scheduled the Magic Monday post for this month, and plan to schedule …