A stitchy, witchy short story…
An American folklorist, living in a dilapidated Irish castle, is caught up in a fairy tale… featuring microwave pudding, an embroidered bee, and twelve women who may or may not be evil.
Free through November 30th, 2024!

THE HORNED WOMEN: A Stitchy, Witchy Short Story
The only things that American folklorist, Maura, wanted from her contentious divorce was custody of her two young children–and an Irish castle. She ended up with more than she bargained for, including her ex’s teenage kids, plumbing problems, and now…twelve horned women carding and spinning in her living room. Maura is determined to use her knowledge of folklore to keep her otherworldly visitors away from her children… but is a stepmother’s love enough to save the grumpy teens?
Released on Halloween 2024, THE HORNED WOMEN will be available exclusively through the month of November through The Sheltie Gazette, Christy Matheson’s newsletter. After that, it will be released in e-book form, as a stand-alone novelette or in a short story collection with other fairy tale retellings.
I especially recommend this short story to my embroidery and fiber arts friends…





