Sore Must Be the Storm: An Inkwells & Anvils Anthology

A princess and priest shelter from a rainstorm as they flee from a vengeful king. A mother and daughter take a road trip to see the aurora. The pilot of a spacecraft is immolated by a solar storm. A thunderstorm shipwrecks a father and daughter on their flight from Poland. Sandstorms, wind storms, solar storms, rainstorms, and thunderstorms all threaten the pilgrimages of a myriad of characters in as many different places. And yet, despite the black clouds overhead, a single ray of light breaks through.

These eleven tales tell of harrowing struggles and emotional journeys through storms, but each one has a kernel of hope for the reader to hold onto. As Emily Dickinson wrote, “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers…And sore must be the storm that could abash the little Bird.” Readers may feel tossed about in the wind and rain like a ship on the ocean. But at every end, in some way or another, there will be safe harbors of Hope. For Sore Must be the Storm.

E.P. Fuselier is one of the founders of Inkwells & Anvils, a journey which started when she followed the Holy Spirit's prompting to grow in her craft of writing alongside other Catholic authors. She loves writing fantasy but enjoys reading all sorts of genres-fantasy, sci-fi, historical non-fiction, biographies. While she hates cliches, she still says her favorite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Jane Austen.

Catherine Broussard works full time in youth ministry but makes time for more hobbies and interests than you'd think is reasonable. A co-founder of Inkwells & Anvils, Catherine pours her community building (and managing) skills into the I&A Discord server daily-while still writing her own epic fantasy & theological works on the side. Recently married, Catherine enjoys spending time with her husband, playing TTRPGs, and occasionally picking up her own paintbrush again. Follow her endeavors on X & Instagram: @acatholicgeek

Grace F. Hopkins is an editor, writer, and co-founder of Inkwells & Anvils. Her short fiction has appeared most recently in "Mysterion" and "Horrorsmith" magazines. She flavors her fiction with both the eldritch & the transcendental and Tweets about writing @graceswritesalt. She is also a proud member of the Catholic Artist Network of St. Louis.