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.
Perfect for readers who long for magic in the everyday and believe that the roots of the old world still run deep beneath our feet.
— What's inside
What's inside this collection
The Tree Who Lived
Even the trees were affected by 9/11.
The Ficus
Not all dryads are daughters.
Crazy Houseplants
Plants weren't meant to live locked in pots.
Water Haunting
Water is love to trees.
Street Trees
Trees in cities have more urban sentiments than trees in rural forests.
Seated by the Fire
Wildfires kill a bond tree, and her dryad has to recover to be present for her daughter.
Oranges
A magical citrus grove in the Pacific Northwest gains a protector from an unexpected place.
Pine and Mushroom
Honey mushrooms infect the Portland dryad grove.
The Owl, the Fox, and the Pine Dryad
A dryad risks everything to save her sister from death.
Walnut's Dragon
A dryad's tree gets baby fever and adopts an unusual egg.