Mostly Vampires and Faeries: Fantasies of a Creative Writing Teacher

by Edgar Washburn

This short story collection includes tales of vampires, faeries, ghosts, and more. They were originally created by Mr. Washburn as models for his creative writing students, and now he wants to share them with a wider audience.

"Tabloid Angel" -- Maybe all of the stories in the tabloids aren't just crap.
"Hero Sword"-- The All-Father hears prayers.
"Empath"-- Detective Dann really knows where you're coming from.
"Rusty Spur"-- A bartender tells a weird west story.
"Purpose"-- Leland is just looking for something to do this century.
"Willow-Wood Box"-- Romans go home!
"Fey Fay"-- That problem child in class is finally explained.
"Super V"-- What's the "V" stand for?
"Raven and the Thugs at Lizzie's Diner"-- The ancient being of folklore likes the coffee.
"Paranormal Christmas"-- Sit on Santa's lap. . . little. . .boy?
"Sidhe"-- Who do you call to a 19th Century crime scene?
"Totem"-- Croatoan!
"Guardian" -- '70s fashion saves the day.

159 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 28, 2017

Reviews

[Robert M Shanks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

This is a series of light short stories with paranormal themes and includes sketches by the author. Several are suspenseful and drag the reader into the story. Overall a fun set of short stories.