Every year, Halloween brings its own kind of magic — a night when stories breathe, shadows whisper, and forgotten worlds remember our names.

The Seal of the First Halloween began as a simple idea: What if the carnival celebrated Halloween too? What if the veil between worlds grew thin enough for the mirrors to dream again?

I wanted this novella to feel like stepping back into Mirrorborn: Carnival After Dark — the scent of burnt sugar in the air, the hum of the calliope, Ronan and Alice walking beneath the lanterns that flicker like memories. But beneath the wonder lies something fragile: the fear of forgetting.

Writing this story reminded me that every myth starts with a question — and every Halloween, we answer it again.

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Read it now: Mirrorborn: The Seal of the First Halloween
Available on Kindle & Kindle Unlimited.

If you’ve ever wondered how Halloween truly began… this might be the mirror’s answer.