Fiona Southworth – Author & Creator of The Twisted Branch

Fiona Southworth – Wandering the written world, one midnight coffee at a time."

"The Twisted Wishes Series – Book 1 Available now ~~ Books 2 & 3 coming soon... with two more twists in the works. Dive into the shadows with me."

Hello, wanderers of the written word I'm Fiona, the mind (and sometimes the midnight coffee-fueled heart) behind The Twisted Branch.

This isn't just a page, it's a quiet corner of the forest where stories grow a little wilder than expected. Think of a single branch on an ancient tree, strong, resilient, but bent and knotted by wind, time, and the occasional lightning strike. That's where the name comes from, life doesn't always grow straight and tidy. The best tales rarely do either.

Here, I'll share my original creative writing, short stories, flash fiction, character sketches, odd fragments of worlds that won't leave me alone, and the occasional longer piece when the muse gets stubborn. I will also be sharing my process on how I create my characters and who gets to survive, how I came up with names, places, back stories and more and what I have planned for the future.

Expect a mix of dark twists, quiet unease, speculative edges, human strangeness, and whatever else bubbles up from the undergrowth. Some will be eerie, some introspective, some outright weird. If a story makes you pause, shiver, or smile in recognition, then it's doing its job.

I'm the author of The Twisted Branch, so when you read an article or story here signed (or simply presented) as mine, know it's coming straight from me with no AI ghosts, no borrowed voices, just my words, my imagination, and probably too many late-night revisions. I want to share my process and thoughts so any new writers who come to visit can see how I did it and how you can do it too. It’s not as hard as you think.

So, pull up a shadowy seat, maybe bring a lantern (or a strong drink), and let's see what twisted paths we can wander together.

Thanks for stopping by.

Fiona

Author & Chief Branch-Twister

The Twisted Branch – Where stories grow crooked and true.