~ Welcome to the Short Story Library ~

Here, you can find bite-sized fantasy adventure stories written by James McLeod, some of which have featured in magazines such as 'Literary Heist' and 'Debút!'.

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Avakal's Call
In a distant, agrarian society, pestilence has devastated the population and a young farmer named Sana is given an opportunity to prove herself.

PUBLISHED JUNE 2021
A Spirit of Fate
A young workman decides to rob his wealthy boss's desert dig — but this theft is not for greed or personal gain…

PUBLISHED JUNE 2023
Wonderlust
Visiting a pacific island with his academic parents, Takeshi meets an ancient statue that has all the answers…

PUBLISHED MAY 2025
The Masked Regent
Who was the Masked Regent Gatohan? Join Iskamat, the curator of the Dalan Museum's Irsan collection, to discover how such a powerful figure vanished from the pages of history…

PUBLISHED JULY 2025
Zighul The Great
Coming soon…
The Mariner
Coming soon…
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