{"id":5,"date":"2016-01-08T03:21:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T03:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enp.mfd.mybluehost.me\/author\/wp\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-11-10T20:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:52:02","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookHeader flex-md-row\">\n<div class=\"mx-4\" style=\"max-width: 450px; text-align: center;\">\n<h2>Wild worlds<br \/>\nWeird romances<br \/>\nCurious characters<br \/>\nA refreshing scarcity<br \/>\nof battle scenes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-4\" style=\"max-width: 350px;\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/homepage\/attachment\/img_0227-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?fit=1000%2C1339&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519204360&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0063694267515924&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0227\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?fit=700%2C937&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C937&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?resize=765%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 765w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_0227-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1028&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"stories\" class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"aboutcontent\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Short Stories<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/passage-of-time\/\"><b>Passage of Time<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(microfiction, &lt;300 words)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On life, death, and sow bugs.<br \/>\n<em>First place adjudicated winner, San Francisco Writers Conference 2025<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/passage-of-time\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/invisible\/\"><b>Invisible<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(microfiction, &lt;300 words)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Life isn\u2019t fair for a divorced waitress, and hope pops up in annoying ways.<br \/>\n<em>Second place people\u2019s choice winner, San Francisco Writers Conference 2025<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/invisible\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/drink-tea-weed-strawberries\/\"><b>Drink Tea, Weed Strawberries<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(microfiction, &lt;300 words)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kat struggles with newfangled appliances, memory loss, and the possibility of elves.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/drink-tea-weed-strawberries\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/banshee\/\"><b>Banshee<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(urban fantasy, 3300 words)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Luke may not be the brightest ember in Hell\u2013or in his new job at Safeway\u2013but for a demon he\u2019s almost poetic, and his love for Banshee is like a cheese spreader digging at the overripe brie of his soulless heart.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/banshee\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/the-architect\/\"><b>The Architect<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(fiction, 1400 words)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At an architects\u2019 convention, Stephanie encounters an old flame. There\u2019s something odd about him. Or is it her?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/short-stories\/the-architect\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Fantasy Novels<\/b><\/h2>\n<div style=\"float: right; max-width: 50%; margin-left: 2rem;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/homepage\/attachment\/img_6888-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?fit=1068%2C1087&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1068,1087\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1638528791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002724795640327&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6888 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?fit=700%2C713&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-714 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?w=1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?resize=1006%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1006w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_6888-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C782&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-unscaled\/\"><b>The Unscaled<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(Serpentil fantasy series Book 1)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Boy meets girl. Girl meets dragon (who\u2019d rather not mention he\u2019s a 200-year-old virgin). Girl finds powerful magic and accidentally screws up a whole realm. Can the dragons, the unscaled, the skyfish and the sacred splatwort tree get together to heal a broken kingdom? Maybe not exactly in the way they had intended.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-unscaled\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-talisman-seekers\/\"><b>The Talisman Seekers<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(Serpentil Book 2)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Half-dragon Hummingbird is coming of age, and she\u2019s got a serious crush on Bear. But the sacred splatwort tree is prophesying again, and the furry inhabitants of Welfland have got climate problems. Queen Fox makes a mess of her love life, but hopefully it won\u2019t start a war. Plus Brrekk, adorable giant wyvern, makes his singing debut.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-talisman-seekers\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-fire-dancers\/\"><b>The Fire Dancers<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(Serpentil Book 3)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ginn, star performer in the Dragon Firedancing Troupe, rescues a gorgeous manic elf named Violent. Bear and Hummingbird\u2019s clunky romance finally heats up as they are snowed under by the tricks of the mysterious Hiddlenfolk. Even the wise and ancient Darkeye loses her cool while helping an old flame.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/the-fire-dancers\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/lunari-conquers-the-elves\/\"><b>Lunari Conquers the Elves<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(Serpentil Book 4)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The dragon Fantasia and her daughter Lunari are sent as envoys to Elvenrealm, but Lunari jumps ship for a spontaneous playdate with the Elf king\u2019s youngest son Gnat. Warning\u2013this novel includes polyamorous elves, slavery, challenging social customs, mystic pixies with psychedelic pee, and two kids flying through it all on a winged harp.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/lunari-conquers-the-elves\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/a-web-spun-by-moonlight\/\"><b>A Web Spun by Moonlight<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(A Serpentil Novel)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A story about a boy and his beloved giant spider Boo, a veterinary assistant with evil plans and a scaly rash, a troll with architectural aspirations, and an annoyingly zen dragon with a hot tub. Also a romantic Shakespearean twin mixup. What could go wrong?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/a-web-spun-by-moonlight\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/brides-of-the-sea\"><b>Brides of the Sea<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"titleInfo\">(A Serpentil Novel)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pressured by family and the traditions of her island home, loner Yara doesn\u2019t want to balloon across the sea to find a husband\u2013but her brother Baz does. When they switch places, few know their secrets at first: a weird elvish shaman, a pair of sapphic beachcombers, and a curious young maid of the kelpenfolk. But secrets, and love, have a way of coming to light.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andreamcfarland.com\/author\/novel\/brides-of-the-sea\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"aboutcontent\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>About the author<\/h2>\n<p>Andrea McFarland, raised by an English professor, two librarians and an artist amid walls of books, has been an author and artist since age six. She\u2019s also an experienced runaway, unwed mother, wildcrafter, fiddler, accordionist and former goatherd. 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