Hundreds of years after Alice and the fall of the Mad Queen, a new Princess of Hearts takes center stage. Lam, our 16 year old heroine, wins the (notorious) international Games and loses family as she seeks to take care of those around her. Carrying too many crowns, she must balance her duty, while navigating her relationship with the boy who boasts the most elusive smile in Wonderland. As god-like beings, known as the Storytellers, fight to pull her life and the fate of the Kingdoms down a tragic path, war is brought from whispers to massacres in the span of one month. The fighting bleeds from one moon to the next, till Lam finally enters the fray. Where killing is easy for her, the challenge is in keeping her Empire alive.

The second offering from KKP is Mariella Mae’s short story: The Great Plague.

In the midst of Covid-19, Mariella began this short story to process a world in the grips of a pandemic. The first section of the story was written in a single sitting and remains largely unedited. She may continue with another installment.