Short fiction

“The Heart of the Fox Spirit”
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, forthcoming
(Fantasy, 4800 words)

“Inheritance”
Cast of Wonders, forthcoming
(Speculative, flash, 1000 words)

“Fenghuang and Empress”
NewMyths, June 2026
(Fantasy, flash, 800 words)

We were not taught to dream. Only to serve.

“The first woman of the Qingyan Sect”
All Worlds Wayfarer: Into the Dark anthology, Dec 2025
(Wuxia dark fantasy, 3900 words)

We were all lost children, I realized, left behind in bloodshed’s wake. Like me, nobody remained to love them.

“White Crane and Red Fox”
Heartlines Spec, March 2025
(Fantasy, 3300 words)

It was easy to say people didn’t care where I came from, and yet society kept trying to force me into one identity over another. And if I happened to choose one, they would judge me for it.

Nominated for Aurora Award eligibility (2026)

Nominated for the Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction anthology (2025)

Reviewed in Infrequent SF Microreviews as “emotional and introspective” with “lovely prose.”

Reviewed by Neil Willcox in Night of the Hats as a “lovely fable of family, difference and acceptance.”

“Event Horizon”
Apocalypse Confidential, October 2024
(Sci-fi/speculative, 3900 words)

Death was the world’s most viable business opportunity.

“The Mid-Autumn Festival”
Luna Station Quarterly, September 2024
(Fantasy/xianxia, 3800 words)

A thousand years of bland, white scenery and the monotony of emotionless interactions had left Ruyi with an itch that grew more demanding by the day, that dug at her soul, making her feel a yearning she couldn’t quite understand.

Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman in SFF Reviews as a “short, compact story” with “strong wuxia/xianxia influences.”

“Fancy a Chinese?”
DarkWinter Lit Magazine, May 2024
(Speculative, 1500 words)

I’m not entirely sure what I am. What culture I belong to. I feel like just another shade of beige in a world that has lost the potential for vibrancy.

Shortlisted for 2nd Anniversary Fiction Contest