Melanie Bell

Tag: short fiction

  • New Year, New Ewe

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    New Year story and bonus Christmas story From Substack, January 5, 2026 Happy 2026! I wrote a New Year story to share with you all, set in the world of my cozy fantasy novel (soon to be in the editing stage before submissions). I also had a holiday story called “Forest Creatures” published online on…

  • Notes From the World Fantasy Convention

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    Plus a mini-story From Substack, Nov 3, 2025 Whew – that was quite a weekend! I spent the last four days at the World Fantasy Convention, which took place this year (most conveniently) in my current home city of Brighton. It combined two events in one – an international fantasy convention and a British one.…

  • My Book Is Back!

    My Book Is Back!

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    A few people may get lucky in the writing world. For most of us who look successful, good luck and bad luck whirl around in a sort of tango. In 2021, a small press called Lost Fox Publishing published my short story collection, Dream Signs. They were a nice team and presented the book with…

  • An Excerpt From My Book Dream Signs

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    My short story collection, Dream Signs, is out from Lost Fox Publishing, and this month I’m sharing an excerpt from one of the stories. In “Like Mother, Like Son,” a city maintenance AI (artificial intelligence) named Peter does his job while observing his programmer “mom”, who doesn’t realize he is sentient, and seeking something more…