Fiction on Jennifer Kyrnin - Author, Ecologist, Web Weaver

🪾 The Tree Who Lived

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Tree Who Lived

Tales from the Digital Dryad

Fantasy rooted in forest and future. Tech grounded in ancient myth.

The Tree Who Lived is a soulful collection of ten fantasy stories where ancient tree spirits—dryads—grapple with a rapidly changing world.

From the heartbreak of 9/11 to the quiet magic of a child’s bond with a houseplant, these tales blend myth, ecology, and technology into a tapestry of wonder and resilience.

🌲 Digital Dryad

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Digital Dryad

Saving the forest, one line of code at a time.

Sierra, a young dryad living in the modern human world, must bridge the gap between her mystical heritage and the digital world to save her home grove from the raging wildfires.

As she uncovers the hidden power of her digital bond tree, Sierra must confront not only the destructive forces of nature but also her own fears of rejection and the tension between tradition and innovation. With the fate of her grove hanging in the balance, Sierra’s journey will challenge her to discover the true magic of connection in the digital age.

🐉 Tailspin

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Tailspin

The Awakening

A dragon tail's tale.

When Jormandr, the last emerald dragon, boasts one tall tale too many, his own tail gains sentience—and a sharp tongue to match. As the unlikely duo clash and collaborate, they must outwit mocking siblings, meddling witches, and magical mishaps to protect their hoard and each other.

Full of wit, heart, and fire-breathing banter, Tailspin: The Awakening is a hilarious and heartfelt fantasy romp about ego, evolution, and unexpected friendship.

❄️ Where Are the Gnomes?

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Where Are the Gnomes?

A Dark Christmas Mystery Short Story

A corporate holiday horror with candy canes, cough drops, and mayhem.

When a forgotten notebook is unearthed beneath a heap of trashed advent calendars, it reveals something far more sinister than stale chocolate and glitter glue. These are the final logs of a gnome project manager—an ambitious little fellow tasked with overseeing the ultimate Christmas advent calendar.

🍃 The Ficus

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Ficus

Can boys be dryads?

Most humans assume that all dryads are female, because that’s what is depicted in story and song. But many plants have male and female versions, and dryads do as well.

This is a short story that looks at what it might be like to raise a dryad son, when you don’t realize he’s a dryad.

The Ficus is a fantasy short story available for free when you sign up for my newsletter.

🐻 Druid Yourself Manual (coming soon)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Druid Yourself Manual

Coming Soon

Raised by rangers. Born to be a druid.

Caelis was raised by rangers, but the druids called her. Now she’s cursed and stuck in a body that isn’t quite hers, with a sarcastic marmot mentor, a bear who wants to be her new mother, and a crow who already thinks she’s beneath him.

A coming-of-age fantasy about choosing the path your family forbade.

🦋 The Monarchs

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Monarchs

The Monarchs is a short story I released to my newsletter subscribers. If you are not a subscriber, you can join here to get free fiction and other goodies every week.

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