A Gradient Into Shadows
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A Gradient into shadows
A soldier is caught in a vortex of time on the Verdun Fields. A pair of vampires drive to a concert in the 1980’s. A Widow tells the story of a mysterious woman who came to meet her husband right before his death. The realm of Fairy is thrown into disarray when their prince comes down with a bad case of boredom. A teenager gets more than she bargained for from the dictatorial cheerleader of her new school. A cat goes on a quest to clear his good name with a raven companion.
These and many more short stories can be found in A Gradient into Shadows. A story collection written by Stuart Mascair, the Author of Witch of the Winter Moon. Read this short story collection if you love your speculative fiction to have a darker tone with a bright glimmer of light.
Witch of the WInter Moon
In the dark days of the second world war, in the early months of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Nadia, a young magician is on the cusp of graduating into a full fledge witch. However, she struggles with the last challenge of achieving flight on her broomstick. While few approve of witchcraft in this age of modern magic and science, a nazi sorcerer has made it his business to wipe out of the witches of the east. Setting Nadia within his sights.
Nadia must call upon all her knowledge and guile to make allies, overcome dreadful violence, and emotional hardships to survive the most bloody and violent battlefield in human history. A task helped by the tomcat Dasha, her father’s old rifle, and the wise words of a Red Witch pointing her to a powerful coven to the north.
Witch of the Winter Moon is a novel about survival and discovering deeper mysteries. Where a magician’s skills can be the key difference between life and death in a world at war.
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About Stuart
Stuart Mascair is a self-published author, and proud member of the Cherokee Nation. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he enjoys hiking local trails. Stuart graduated from Evergreen State College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science with an emphasis on literature. In 2021, he received his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.
When not writing, Stuart can be found jamming out to some tunes, painting little army men, trying out a new recipe, or looking for a new digital artist to inspire him.
