Free Fiction
by Alex Brown

Let’s face it, buying just about any book in today’s day and age is a serious commitment. There are so many possibilities out there—just finding one can be overwhelming. I’m not a well-known author in any sense of the word. I might never be. (And that’s okay!) I’m not complaining, I’m just stating the facts here. I write and tell stories because that’s what I love doing. Anything beyond getting to do that is an added blessing!

If you don’t know me personally, I want these short stories to be an opportunity for you to get to know me and the sort of things I write about. The last thing I want is for the price of a book to come between you and a chance to read one of my stories. If you read and enjoy them, who knows? You might enjoy other things I write as well…

Stories are doorways to other worlds. That much is true—and there are many different stories and doorways through which you can walk on this website. Some doors take you to tales of myth and magic; others to stories of love and loss; friendship and bravery; imagination and creativity; search and discovery. Some of the doorways lead to worlds that are frightening—full of monsters and darkness. Others are comforting—full of warmth and kindness.

The many doors stand before you, Dear Reader. Pull up a chair and get cozy. Adventure awaits…


  • The Hunt

    Read Excerpt

    “Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.” So began Lewis Carroll’s, “Jabberwocky.” This short story retells the events of that poem…

    Start Reading

  • The Young Star and the Old Knight

    Read Excerpt

    In this poignant tale, a young star, cast down from her sky, embarks on a quest for home…

    Start Reading

  • It’s Halloween

    Read Excerpt

    In this chilling first-person narrative, the storyteller describes trick-or-treating with her sister on Halloween night…

    Start Reading

  • Jack’s Wonderful, Delightfully Strange, and Peculiarly Odd Day

    Read Excerpt

    Jack, a young adventurer with a flair for imagination, finds a dragon in a pirate hat lurking in his cave, demanding imaginary treasure…

    Start Reading

  • The Wishing Well

    Read Excerpt

    This short story explores the thoughts and feelings of a wishing well (you read that right). It also examines what might happen if all the wishes wished at wishing wells came true. (Yikes, that was a lot of variations on the word “wish.”)

    Start Reading

  • The Girl and the Dragon

    Read Excerpt

    In this bedtime story that subverts classic fairy tales, the storyteller asks the question, “How would the story go if the dragon were protecting the princess?”

    Start Reading