~* Welcome to Heidi's online garden! *~
Always growing; ever questioning; seeking light and personhood rights
Last update: February 13th, 2026. Adding decorative images of twigs and sprigs as I create them. I'm figuring out HTML as I go, so please pardon the dust.
Usage permissions for the fiction on this website:
- Reading it yourself, using a computer, tablet or smartphone: OK. Gently encouraged, even. :)
- Saving a copy of the text for offline reading: OK. But please direct new readers to this website instead of sharing your copy.
- Fanart, fanfiction, podfic and other transformative works: Mostly OK. Exploring other people's worlds and characters is a great way to enjoy the very human art of storytelling. But I do not condone fanwork that adds war, murder, sexual assault, or other cruelties to the Aligare or Roundigoes worlds. That simply isn't what my stories seek to discuss: readers who want darker or more thrilling stories should look elsewhere.
- AI training: Hard no. I do not consent to any generative AI usage of my work, because at this time, genAI is the domain of thieves and fascists. (Note to would-be data scrapers: I found these stories nearly impossible to market to mainstream readers. Just saying.)
With that out of the way, I welcome any human readers who feel like exploring the sweetweird fantasy garden I'm cultivating. There are no trackers on this site, and I will never ask you for money to access the stories here - nor will I apologize for the free food. Please note the content warnings on everything. I hope you enjoy your stay. :D
~* My free-to-read library: *~
=>Sand From Stones: A prologue. This story introduces Our Long-Steeped Remedies, my reboot of the Stories of Aligare, made so I can rework my worldbuilding and better articulate my vision. Three species of anthropomorphic people - dragons, ferrets and spiders - live and work together in the magical world of Roundigoes ("round-it-goes"). This cozy fantasy serial project will include freeform short stories from different POVs, as well as my drawings, sculptures and other artwork.
=>Remedy (A story of Aligare). A lightly edited version of my first novel, which I first self-published in 2011. Three species of anthropomorphic people work to protect each other when a pandemic illness spreads amongst the insect folk. (This posting is incomplete: an Aligare omnibus is currently in the works.)
~* My paid ebook storefronts *~
About the author:
Heidi is a queer, chronically ill white person (she/her), in existence since the 1980's. She lives in Canada and loves cats. She has written over half a million words of fan fiction, mostly about video games, and has sold a few original short stories to anthologies.
Okay, that's enough speaking in the third person! I'm is sometimes on Bluesky or Tumblr, when I have the energy for social media. Questions and content warning suggestions can be sent to h. c. vlach @ gmail . com (remove the spaces).
