Books/Small Works




The 50-Word Stories of 2021 & 2022
Microfiction for Lovers of Quick Reads


Read a story between sips of coffee, while running errands, or on your commute home. Vine Leaves Press 50-word stories are a welcome break from a busy day. The 50 Give or Take newsletter series delivers a bite-sized piece of literature straight into your inbox. This anthology contains our first year's worth of stories.




Friends and Anemones poetry anthology out now! 

FRIENDS AND ANEMONES: Ocean Poems for Children, is a fun and informative collection of original poems and art by New England authors and illustrators. Hands join fins in an adventure through kelp forests to meet sea otters and whales. Attend an underwater birthday party! Voyage through tempests to bottom-of-the-ocean volcanos and mysterious creatures in the deep, deep darkness. This book is a valuable ecological and poetry resource for parents as well as librarians and teachers. The Writers' Loft brings together authors and artists from all over New England to collaborate, because writing doesn't have to be a solitary pursuit!




My poetry and prose 
collection will be released
March 21, 2017

TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE ebooks are now available for preorder!

$3.99 AUD (eBook)
Kindle AUS
Kindle US
Kindle UK
Kindle CA
iBooks | Kobo | Nook

If you want to preorder a paperback copy, that's available too.

$12.99 AUD (paperback)
Amazon US
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​Amazon CA
Barnes & Noble
Book Depository
Chapters Indigo





My story
"The Captain's Call"
is included in



         My letter is included in
to teach and inspire writers. 
It's FREE!



My poem
"Tempest"
Appeared in the Halcyon 
Winter, 2013 Issue



My short story
"First Star"
is available in the 
Charms Anthology, Volume 3
Email me for details at
tmilstein at gmail dot com


My poem
"Autumn's Crest"
appeared in the Halcyon
Fall, 2013 issue



My flash fiction "Brolly Folly"
appeared in the


March, 2013 issue



My poem "All Set" posted on
Leaves of Ink
on January 18, 2013




My vignette "Left Behind"
is included in 
The Best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal




My speculative fiction piece, "My Moment" 
is included in the 
From Stage Door Shadows anthology.





My poem "Catty-Corner" is on pages 42-43
Free Online Journal.
July 2012 issue.





My piece of flash fiction "Violet's Hill" is included in
Raises $ for victims of domestic abuse. 





My vignette "Left Behind" is on page 12.
Free online journal.
April, 2012 issue.





My short story, "Allured" is included in the Fangtales anthology,
from Wyvern Publications, Fall 2011.
Available on Amazon 




My short story “Daisy” was included in 100 Stories for Queensland in May 2011.  
All proceeds go to Queensland Premier’s Flood Appeal. 
Available on Amazon