This is the place you will find stand-alone stories and mini-universes that have a “What If…” element. These are the alternate universes, where I explore those questions of what might have happened if the backstory of canon was different. What if a deceased canon character survived? How would that change events?
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Winds of Change
A Breath of Fresh Air
Two people seek a new beginning after a series of misfortunes, but their hopes are dampened by a rather inauspicious start.
Posted on 21 October, 2022 to celebrate 20 years of writing. 7,012 words. Complete. (No couples.)
July Zephyr
Work is continuing on Ten Acres, as Win and Jim establish themselves in Sleepyside.
Posted on 14 March, 2023. 4,949 words. Complete. (No couples.)
The New Groom
The New Groom
A story told three ways, using three different points of view. What would change if one, and only one, of Regan’s parents did not die when he was a small child? One key difference explored in 20 words, 20 sentences and 2,020 words.
Posted on 14 February, 2022 for CWE#25 Every CWE Deserves a Second Chance and incorporating the requirements of CWE#16, 19 and 21. 2,412 words. Complete. (No couples.)
Moments in Time
Companion piece to The New Groom. A set of twenty drabbles (stories of exactly 100 words, excluding their title), which begin before the divergence from canon and end after the events of the above story.
Posted on 14 February, 2022 for CWC#10. 2,035 words. Complete. (No couples.)
The Witch Mark
Part 1 Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
Centuries ago, one tiny detail changed. It did not seem like something that could change history, but instead of both dying, a parent of one Sleepyside orphan survived. And events that we know were affected in unexpected ways.
Posted on 19 May, 2018. Written for CWE#16 One Lives, One Dies. 20,070 words. Complete. (Couples: none shown, one non-traditional mentioned.)
Last updated 14 March, 2023.
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