Finding and Releasing

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Delaney Greenough loves being a magical Healer—and hates the expectations that come with the rest of the Greenough legacy. Tired of feeling like her family doesn't see her, and uncomfortable with these negative emotions that feel so new and wrong, she jumps at the chance to help a friend with a troubling puzzle. Delaney's old friend Aiden, recently rejected by their father for coming out as nonbinary, took a "spiritual" journey through a Labyrinth-themed art installation—and somehow lost their pain entirely. At the cost of their magic. Delaney and Aiden return to the "installation art" to investigate, but instead of solving the Labyrinth's mystery, Delaney finds herself facing a choice: Do you free yourself from pain and anger, or journey right into the heart of it?

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Alexandra Brandt

Alexandra Brandt writes short speculative fiction "with truth and a gentleness that is hard to ignore" (Dean Wesley Smith). A dreamer since childhood, Alex is never happier than when infusing magic or science fiction into intimate human (or not-so-human) moments. Her short stories have been published in Fiction River, Pulphouse Magazine, and Selene Quarterly, among other anthologies, and several have been on magazine "recommended reading" lists with starred reviews. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, and on the internet at www.alexandrajbrandt.com.​​​​​​​