Celtic Myths

Alice doesn't think she's ready to start dating again. Or even to make new friends in the village where she's come to live with her sister's family. Will a rainy autumn day and an encounter with a mysterious black dog, a beautiful woman and a fox cub change her mind?A 10,500 word Halloween short story in the Celtic Myths Collection. With dogs, bats, a camper van with a woodburning stove and a fox cub. Writer of queer, paranormal, historical, romantic suspense. Lives in the South West of England with Mr AL and two children. Likes gardening but doesn't really have time or energy. Not musical. Doesn't much like telly. Non-binary. Chronically disabled. Has tedious fits.Instagram, tiktok, fb: CogentHippoMastodon: @CogentHippo@Wandering.Shop

Gwyn is trying to balance his business aims with his desire to leave the Kings of Ireland hotel. He honestly thought Mal knew he was trans before they hooked up. It takes a blow to the face in front of all the kitchen staff before he reaches his own personal line in the sand and leaves with the help of Darren. Could the delicate pull of attraction between them grow into something stronger? A 14,500-word short story in the Reworked Celtic Myths series based on the story of Brânwen in the Mabinogion.

Marc returns home from London to his isolated Welsh cottage for good, having found his ex boyfriend shagging someone else in their bed. Who's the thin, freezing cold man with the bruised face he finds in his barn? Will the tenuous connection between them grow, or fade away?A 9,000 word short story to mark the Welsh St Valentine's Day, St Dwynwen's Day, the 25th of January. With chickens.