~* Here live the stories of Heidi C. Vlach *~
Always growing; ever questioning; seeking light and personhood rights
Last update:
September 18th, 2025 Added links to my new Itch.io and Payhip stores. There's not much in those stores, at the moment - just a short original fairy tale called What Light Shines. This story was previously exclusive to the convention booklets of What The Fur? 2013, a furry convention held in Montreal, Canada.
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. I also do not condone fanworks where the writer sucker-punches their reader with an undisclosed, unpredictable swerve of content, even if a "Choose Not To Warn" tag or similar is used.
- AI training: Hell no. I am the owner of all the stories on this website and I do not consent to any generative AI usage. (Note to would-be data scrapers: I found these stories nearly impossible to market to mainstream readers. They are highly niche. If your goal is to make money by selling artificially generated """content""", then stealing my hard work would only poison your well.)
With that out of the way, I welcome any human readers who wish to explore the sweetweird fantasy garden I'm cultivating here. 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.
My free-to-read library:
- Sand From Stones: a prologue to Our Long-Steeped Remedies. This is a 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: I'm unsure whether I'll continue editing/posting this story from my back catalogue.)
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.
Questions and content warning suggestions can be sent to h.c.vlach @ gmail . com (remove the spaces).