10 Years of Lotus Laura: Short Story Collection

A collection of short stories that I’ve written…

Demons & Destiny

  • December 2018
  • 3 parts
  • Short-Medium

This is the first short story I ever published on this blog. Autumn awaits an arranged marriage, but in her last moment, pleads with her priest to run away with her. Will she follow her demons or follow her destiny?

Conquest of the Mystifying Mermaid

  • February 2019
  • 10 parts
  • Long

If you don’t want to read the whole book, then go ahead and read the first draft online. It’s 10 parts – but still much shorter than a book. I did end up changing a lot of parts in the final copy. But go ahead and see where it all began! The essence of the story and the core characters remain the same.

The Scarlet Letter

  • February 2019
  • 1 part
  • Medium-long

In this retelling of The Scarlett Letter, I go inside the head of Hester Prynne and imagine what it’s like to be her. I tell the story from her perspective. Through this, the power of forgiveness is learned. And the danger of revenge is warned.

Forbidden Knowledge

  • April 2019
  • 10 parts
  • Long

Just like the Captain & the Mermaid, this is another short story that turned into a book – one of my self-published books. Go ahead and check out the first draft here on this blog!

Fairy of Spring

April 2019 – 1 part

  • April 2019
  • 1 part
  • Short

The season of spring is characterized into a fairy in this quick-read piece.

*An unlikely friendship*

  • June 2019
  • 1 part
  • Super short

A lot of material packed into four short paragraphs. A guy and a girl are total opposites – and find themselves in an unlikely friendship. It works… until it doesn’t…

Indigo Ocean

  • June 2019
  • 1 part
  • Short

Indigo Ocean is bothered by a woman who is so insecure that she demands everyone’s attention. When Indigo finally gives in, she learns that some people just crave attention at all costs – no matter how violent or negative.

Garden fairy

  • August 2019
  • 1 part
  • Short-Medium

Ivy is fiercely devoted to protecting her plant friends and environment – but when the carelessness and destruction of humans cause her to violently lash out, she ends up ironically hurting exactly what she’s aiming to protect.

Tropical island fairies

  • February 2020
  • 1 part
  • Super short

Two fairies were once in love – but now their love has run its course.

Good day, bad day

  • February 2020
  • 3 parts
  • Long

Electra lives out two different scenarios – one in which everything goes right and another in which everything goes wrong. The difference is all in her head – her mindset controls the outcome.

A Vow of Silence

  • March 2020
  • 3 parts
  • Long

A young woman named Luna makes the life-changing decision to become a nun. Devoting her life to religion, she learns about an entirely new way of living. But in the back of her mind, she can’t help but wonder if “the right man” could change her mind.

LOVE

  • April 2020
  • 1 part
  • Medium

This is about falling in love with someone and having an unconventional relationship that society disagrees with. Is LOVE stronger than the judgment and disgust of others?

Fan Fiction: Joker & Harley Quinn have a BABY!

  • May 2020
  • 1 part
  • Long

Can you imagine if the Joker and Harley Quinn had a baby together…? I can! This was really fun to write – and out of my comfort zone because I don’t usually write fan fiction (unless the Scarlet Letter story counts?) And there’s actually a lesson in this story – the beauty of chaotic emotions.

Little Pixie

  • August 2020
  • 10 parts
  • Long

Follow Nixie, the little pixie – and the youngest of ten children in the family – from childhood into adulthood. From childhood trauma to embarrassing moments, growing up is full of all kinds of magical adventures.

The Green Monster

  • October 2020
  • 1 part
  • Long

Newly weds, Adrienne and Grendel, move into a new house – and it might be haunted. Adrienne finds herself overcome with jealousy towards her husband. Has she been possessed by envy – or by an actual monster?

Vampires in Love

  • October 2020
  • 1 part
  • Long

Violet was bitten by a vampire as a young girl – and now she must spend her adulthood in isolation, living as a vampire. Her only companion is her new dog, Boo. But when Violet starts taking Boo to the dog park, she notices a man who just might be one of her kind… but is true love something that is possible for an evil vampire?

The Witch’s Ghost

  • October 2020
  • 1 part
  • Long

At 80-years old, a lonely witch believes that her life has been set in stone, and she was never meant to fall in love. But when a shy ghost finally reveals himself, everything changes… perhaps it’s not too late to find her soulmate.

Hopeless Love

  • December 2020
  • 1 part
  • Long

This is a story about a toxic romantic connection. There are moments when you build up hope – followed by immediate letdown.

My Love Affair with Zeus

  • December 2021
  • 1 part
  • Long

This story combines Greek mythology with real-life, human situations. This is what happens when a woman who is meek, quiet, and easily taken advantage of falls in love with a man who is insanely powerful and dominant.

Wife of the Dark Lord

  • June 2022
  • 12 parts
  • Long

Valerie is a witch in training, living in the Old World, which is full of magic. In a society where girls are married off as teenagers, she navigates finding independence in her adulthood. But the Dark Lord is watching… and fate always has a way of revealing itself.

RESTRAINT

  • March 2023
  • 1 part
  • Medium-Long

Going from a strict, private-school childhood into an adulthood as a devout nun, a woman ponders the true meaning of freedom and restraint.

Love & Let Go

  • November 2025
  • 1 part
  • Medium-Long

Furious and scorned, a girl is desperate to get over an old flame. However, only when she allows herself to fall in love with him, she is finally able to let him go.

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I’m Lotus Laura

I write about all kinds of things including spirituality, philosophy, mythology, health, cats, witchy tips, media reviews, and more, along with some personal life updates. I’m a self-published indie author of three novels. I am an astrologer and tarot reader. I offer personal readings for sale; you can also find free readings on my blog and youtube channel.

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