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Collected Stories from the Stitched Realms

Free, novel-length web serial + completed short stories

Collected Stories from the Stitched Realms

The Stitched Realms are sewn from promises, monsters, and the quiet damage left by impossible choices. Enjoy a buffet of dark, monstrous worlds and the imperfect heroes struggling to spark a little light.

The Proving of Champions - Novel-Length Web Serial

A dark fantasy web serial about speed, certainty, and the terrible cost of being chosen.

Fleta is fast—inhumanly fast. In a world that worships gifted champions, her speed earns her a place in the Proving: a sacred hunt where heroes are forged, broken, or devoured.

Dropped into a giant jungle alongside rival champions, mercenaries, and zealots, Fleta must survive political games, alien worlds, and a monstrosity so vast it defies reason. Victory promises glory. Failure means death—or something worse.

All 22 original chapters, linked in the page below.

Read All of “The Proving of Champions,” Free Portal Fantasy
Portal fantasy Godzilla / Predator mashup. Fleta the super-fast monk girl, Alexei the 100-soul warrior, telepathic mushrooms, and others are stranded in a jungle with a giant monster that digests and absorbs powers.
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The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross

Gothic fantasy. Thimblecross can hardly tell who to hate more: Jolly, the scarecrow that haunts their valley, or the tax man trying to extort mythical treasures from the dying town. Jolly's misguided attempt to win the town's love by getting rid of the tax man, in his own, highly suspect words.

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 1
“Well, if there’s no… object of particular interest in town, I suppose I will simply have to do an appraisal. A very thorough appraisal.”
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The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 2
Ambrose Fetterly was sprinting down the street, yowling, pursued by an enormous dust cloud. In moments, the dust cloud chasing our accounting gadfly resolved itself…
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The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 3
“Tell me, Mr. Jolly, how did you come to be in possession of Harrow Castle? Or rather, should we call it the Black Castle again, since the Harrows are no longer with us?”
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The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 4
“This is your final tribute, Fetterly. Do you understand?”
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PART 5: Coming 1/23/26

The Dolly in the Trunk

Gothic fantasy. After her brother disappears, Ellie Thatch convinces the kind but cowardly Hoddin Nutterlin to brave an abandoned castle and retrieve the dolly her brother made her.

The Dolly in the Trunk, Part 1
Sometimes, dear reader, the flesh is willing, but the spirit is weak. Such may be said for Hoddin Nutterlin. Hoddin the merchant has the kindest disposition of any man in Thimblecross. Since his wife and child died, he often fills his lonely hours with a kind word or minor act
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The Dolly in the Trunk, Part 2
Last week, dear reader, we introduced Hoddin Nutterlin’s quest to retrieve Ellie Thatch’s from a chest in the abandoned Harrow Castle. Let us discover this week, if the kind but fearful merchant survives the journey. The Dolly in the Trunk, Part 1Sometimes, dear reader, the flesh is willing, but the
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The Dolly in the Trunk, Part 3
Did you think the story over, gentle reader? Or perhaps you and a few clever folks realized Ellie wasn’t telling the truth when she said that she left her dolly in Jasper and Corbin’s workshop. This final part of “The Dolly in the Trunk” reveals Ellie’s motivations,
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The Basement in the Basement

Horror. Marvin's uncle dies in an old cabin on the outside of town. Strange happenings and foul creatures creep out of the night after Marvin finds a secret room beneath his uncle's basement.

The Basement in the Basement, Pt 1
In which Marvin inherits a ramshackle cabin, toxic potatoes, awful neighbors, and a hidden room.
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The Basement in the Basement, Pt 2
In which somethings just won’t stay buried, and Marvin is forced to confront a horror in the secret basement.
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The Girl in the Red Cloak

Dark fantasy meets fairy tale. A mysterious entity offers a drowning sailor a second chance. It lets the sailor think it over while it tells the story of red riding hood on three very different worlds.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 1: The Deathless Faire
In which a drowning sailor gets a temporary reprieve and an other-worldly story.
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The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 2: The Marble Halls
In which a girl runs into a man with a red cloak and has a riddle contest without understanding the stakes.
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The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 3: The Silver Shore
In which the drowning sailor hears a parable about the consequences of oath breaking before he decides whether to swear an oath to unknown forces.
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