Julie Cox's fiction concentrates on magical realism, modern fantasy and the natural world with a lyrical, delicate prose and powerfully conjured imagery. World building, deliberate consideration of character, structure and, above all else, Interesting Stories characterize her work. Her influences include Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Charlaine Harris, Lord Dunsany, Stephen Chbosky, Alice Hoffman and Diana Gabaldon. Publishing History Free Download! Hearth and Harvest, short stories anthology ebook containing 6 speculative fiction stories. Also available at Barnes and Noble here. Short Stories "Written in Stone," "Zahir" magazine, October 2008 "Being Present", A Long Story Short, Winter 2008 "Demonspeak", Hobbes End Publishing, Winter 2008 "A Few Moments More", "Moulin Review" magazine, Summer 2009 Erotica Short Stories "Creation Myth", Circlet Press, June 12th 2009 "Captivated," Circlet Press, for anthology Like a Prince, September 2009, available here at Amazon.com "Waylaid," Circlet Press, for anthology Like Tooth and Claw December 2009, available here at Amazon. Novella "The Scarlet Lady," "Adventures for the Average Woman"; first part published August 2009, second part fall 2009. Additional Work Stable Ghosts - shortlisted in two contests, one with On the Premises and another with "Thoroughbred Times." The Raid The Kept Fox