“Well…” Alisa sucked in a breath, then exhaled. She lowered her arms to her lap, before looking between the others. “Do you remember how we used to hold hands and say a prayer or a team chant before going into missions? And how we’d sometimes hold hands before we fell asleep at sleepovers, when we were kids?”
“We’re still technically minors.” Natalie blinked once, twice, staring at her with a puzzled expression. “We’re only fifteen!”
“When we were in middle school,” Alisa specified. Something about that felt calming, felt just right- like she wasn’t alone. “I know it sounds silly, but can we try that again now? Whenever we did it, I never had nightmares.”
Excerpt from “Sweet Dreams”
Releasing September 8th, 2025
Preorders available starting Aug. 25, 2025
Inspired by the author consuming mass amounts of magical girl content and realizing there isn't a lot of it reflected in books, Stay Magical! is the remedy to any magical girl fan wanting more books in the genre!
Stay Magical!'s young adult (YA) collection of short stories reflects on what it means to be a magical girl, the tough sides of being a magical girl, and what happens when you're no longer defeating bad guys in costume every week.
Comp. Media: Life After Magic (game by Chirashi Games), Ojamajo Doremi (anime/manga series), Sailor Moon (anime/manga series), and Pretty Cure (anime/manga series).
Check out this excerpt from one of my stories, "Sweet Dreams," to see what stories you'll read in "Stay Magical," my upcoming young adult (YA) magical girl-themed short story collection!
"Stay Magical" will be published on September 8th, 2025!✨
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