Novels and stories by author Monica Goertzen Hertlein
Explore links below to find literary journals which showcase my short fiction or a novel excerpt you can read online for free and to purchase anthologies containing one or more of my short stories.
Get your copy of Impulse to read “Cold, Dark Night” by Monica, a tale of romance and crime in 1920s Moose Jaw.
See Monica read an excerpt from her story on Facebook.
In the news: Moose Jaw Express news article
Inkd Publishing LLC presently focuses on anthologies. They publish stories in a wide variety of genres and welcome a diverse group of authors. I’m thrilled to be included in this collection of high heat short stories.
Available in digital or through Barnes & Noble or find audiobook links on Facebook.
Get your copy of Swords & Sorceries Tales of Heroic Fantasy volume 8 to read “Employment for Magical People” by Monica, a short fantasy story.
Once again, Parallel Universe Publications brings you stirring tales in the great tradition of Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber and other giants of the fantasy genre.
The Saskatoon Writers’ Group Inc. showcases the prose and poetry of its members in this anthology. Many pieces have been in the top three of the club’s semi-annual contests which are blind judged by published Saskatchewan authors, including “The Robbery” by Monica which won 1st place in the Wordsmith contest June, 2023.
Also included by Monica is “Christmas Presents,” a sequel to romance/drama novella Camelot Confidential.
The Saskatoon Writers’ Group Inc. showcases the prose and poetry of its members in this anthology. Many pieces have been in the top three of the club’s semi-annual contests which are blind judged by published Saskatchewan authors. Sit back and enjoy the delightful mix of fact, fiction, and fantasy.
Included by Monica is short story “Criminals” and several selections of 6-minute flash fiction (written from a prompt in 6 minutes or less).
Read online an excerpt from forthcoming romantic science fiction novel Hideaway in Embark Literary Journal.
After stealing from corrupt law enforcement, Mary flees the spaceport streets for a remote rural outpost, but when she finds love as well as safe haven, she must decide whether to be honest with her found family before the law catches up to her.
Read short fantasy story The Cursed Coin in the June, 2025, issue of children’s literature magazine Spaceports & Spidersilk available from Hiraeth Publishing.
Read online How to be Human After Evil Fae Possession, a short fantasy story in the Apr-Jun, 2025, issue of online speculative fiction magazine The Lorelei Signal.
Read online The Witch’s Trial, a short fantasy story in the May, 2024, issue of online speculative fiction magazine ANOTHEREALM.
Read Juniper in The Best of CaféLit 14.
Read my interview with Gill James in her blog.
Read online flash fiction Juniper in CafeLit literary magazine published July 3, 2024.
Read online Tangent Romance, a romantic flash fiction published by Micromance Magazine on September 8, 2025.
Read online Illusion, a fantasy flash fiction published in Issue 317 of online speculative fiction magazine AntipodeanSF.
Broadcast on the AntiSF Radio Show on June 15, 2025.
Flash fiction Evils of Sorcery was published in literary journal Every Day Fiction on April 3, 2024.
