K. Bird Lincoln is an ESL professional/writer/mother living on the windblown Minnesota Prairie with her family and a huge addiction to frou-frou coffee and chocolate. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, she has spent more years now in Japan and on the West Coast than in the Midwest. Her speculative short stories are published in various online and paper publications such as Strange Horizons and Abyss and Apex. She also writes tasty speculative and YA fiction reviews under the name K. Bird Lincoln at Goodreads.com and Amazon. (Because sometimes reading a book is just like eating a bag of potato chips)

Her self-published historical fantasy series set during a version of medieval Japan is available now.

Tiger Lily: "A beautifully-written genderbending tale of rebellious girls, shifting disguises, and forbidden magic, set against the vivid backdrop of ancient Japan."
--Tina Connolly, author of Ironskin

And the sequel, The Straw Doll Cries at Midnight coming in January 2017.

But if Urban Fantasy is more your thing, World Weaver Press will be releasing her Urban Fantasy, Dream Eater, in April 2017.

To keep updated on the books, like me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbirdlincoln/ or check out my sporadic blog: https://kblincoln.wordpress.com/

A 3000 word dark fantasy short story: It is summertime in Gilroy, California, and the garlic fields permeate the air with a biting, earthy smell. A young English teacher discovers ancient magic when one of her migrant worker students is assaulted.