Feisty Deeds Anthology by Christy Matheson

Newsletters

#79 Oct 31, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: What is a witch?

A Halloween story about fear, kindness, and the decorations that really aren't funny

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#78 Oct 24, 2025

Sheltie Gazettes: How many times does one button work?

aka Dogs don't follow marketing advice

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#77 Oct 16, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: Brought to you by the letter I

That's actually hard to tell what letter it is, isn't it? The capital letter, for starting Island and Invocation and...

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#76 Oct 11, 2025

Sheltie Gazette: What's your cozy drink of choice? 🫖

I come out at the edge of a field. In the rain. With my left foot in a puddle, and that’s the one they just patched…

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#75 Oct 9, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: "Why did she leave me?"

River sighed, delighted. “Oh good. I heard you fell in love with the weaving mistress at Roscrea Castle. Is she pretty?”…

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#74 Oct 8, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: There aren't any lions in Ireland

It wasn't the lion who killed him. In the tree were two children, praying and clutching each other. Rian surveyed the…

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#73 Oct 6, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: What would a mother have done?

The summer that River was five was a bountiful one, so Fionn could spare Rian from his work, and River's foster…

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#72 Oct 5, 2025

The Sheltie Gazette: The first time was a burnt-out village

It was the spring when River, his son, was not quite a year old. He was in a hurry, whistling, when he strode through…

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