Leeron Heywood Writing

scifi

One-Point-Six To Twelve

One-point six faces glared reproachfully from the dark corners of his improvised bunker. Twelve faces wept behind them. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry…”

fantasy

Ghoulishly Good Business Sense

The carriage driver clicked to the horses, who took off with what, had the humans been paying more attention, might’ve seemed unusual eagerness to leave the warm and safe inn…

urban fantasy

What Remains Of The Old Fortune Teller

Once upon a time, when the trains still stopped at Puddleton and the town prospered, the Puddleton Green was indeed green, and the site of many a festival or visiting attraction. But since then…

creepy

A Capable Princess Crew

The trip started so well, but now… what a way to turn thirteen. At least I’m not alone.

3rd person PoV

Empty Except For Belief In Protocol

“Good morning, captain!” SEMA chirped. “Do you have any special instructions for today?” Captain Riley’s corpse did not answer.

1st person PoV

Sugar Spun Over Blood

“Ooh, a rowboat!” She trills. You’d have to know her very well to detect the fury hidden behind her air-headed smile. “How romantic!”

1st person PoV

A Ghost I Never Was

Mum wrings her hands and frowns at all the hoarded tat like it somehow snuck into her house of its own accord.

1st person PoV

Negotiating With A Genie

“Hm.” A pair of glasses appeared on the genie’s nose, and a stack of books poofed into existence around him. “What kind of flight did you have in mind?”

epistolary

Testing defenceBot27

Current configurations state “acceptable harm: Lethal”. This setting requires confirmation by an administrator level user or above…

3rd person PoV

A Strange Domestic Bliss

“My love.” Clifford said solemnly. “My muscle-bound pearl. My robust rose. While I would never denigrate your prowess or forceful presence… I have met your mother.”

3rd person PoV

Coaching Your Human Is A Valuable Soft Skill

Part of being a magical therapy dog is having trained in employee protection laws. As applies to both you AND your client.

3rd person PoV

Gob Neighbours

Mildred was in the middle of what she expected to be a perfectly normal delivery when… “A goblin!” As one the cooking staff - and the goblin - turned to look.

3rd person PoV

Diner Etiquette For Nowhere

Nowhere-On-Particular was a strange little riverside town. Quiet. Too worn-down to count as “quaint”. Cassie wasn’t planning on staying long...

1st person PoV

Literary Genius Unthwarted By Death

I must confess, I have double-guessed my plan of haunting my favourite pen many times in the subsequent decades wasted lurking in this blasted antiques shop.

3rd person PoV

Birthday Supplications

“PRESENT YOUR TRIBUTE, FOOLISH MORTALS, AND PRAY THAT I DEEM IT WORTHY!” “Well, um, I brought party hats…” “OOH, GIMMIE!”

1st person PoV

Pairing Echoes

I know desperation when I see it. Any seller of, ahem, metaphysically enhanced items develops that sense quickly…

3rd person PoV

Links Across Years And Lives

She perched on the end of the bed and inspected her reflection in the old, worn vanity mirror, and tried to remember when people started saying “you look so much like your mother”.

1st person PoV

Portrait Perfect Memories

I rarely accept business call-outs in the middle of the night, but Aldreda was in my, ahem, social circle, and sounded deeply upset…

3rd person PoV

Must Be Stress

It started with constant, nagging headaches. A warning sign which is all too easy to ignore…

3rd person PoV

Life In Waves

“What do you mean, ‘the river doesn’t want to be dammed’?” Robert scoffed, his elegantly waxed moustache bristling at the absurdity.

3rd person PoV

Inadvertent Behavioural Overlap

At first having an environmentally integrated AI carer had been great. But Alfonzo had been finding it increasingly… overwhelming.

3rd person PoV

Eggs Borne From Ashes

A flash of red sped through the treetops with that quintessential bombastic grace of forest dragons.

3rd person PoV

Good Sportshumanship

Gus’s cussing at his holo-screen was interrupted with a call from Tim. “Hey, finally got a break. Are you watching the match?”

1st person PoV

Spoken In Sunrise Fronds

His is the only voice I’ve ever seen which dances.

3rd person PoV

Haunting & Hexes Helpline

“Hello, this is ‘Haunting & Hexes Helpline’, what’s your magical malady?” “I, uh… think I might have cursed someone?”