sea coast landscape with a black dragon

Andrea L. Staum

Author, Editor, Graphic Designer

About me

About Me

Andrea L. Staum is the author of the Dragonchild Lore series, The Attic’s Secret, Rogue’s Kiss, and has contributed to several anthologies. In order to avoid the mundane, she creates worlds and destroys empires in her mind and eventually translates them to the page. She lives in south central Wisconsin with her husband, children, and their overlords…err…cats.

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Books and Contributions

Books and Contributions

Stories take all forms and lengths. I have been fortunate to be featured in multiple anthologies both in print and electronically. Along with my own collected story collection and full length books. I have also assisted Ronald "Sober" Martzahl with his poetry collections.

Books

Blood of the Sire

Book Dragonchild Lore

    When Zabond's raiders come to the shores of Kalahtaya, Kitra, the village outcast, is sent to find allies by the village's Elemental Guardians. Forced to travel with the man she accuses of stealing her daughter and a granddaughter she has never known, Kitra soon uncovers the villages long forgotten past, as well as, learns how misguided her own memories have become. The first book of lore reveals the birth of the Dragonchild and her tie to the Guardians of Kalahtaya.

  • Published 2013

Daughters of Kalahtaya

Book 2 Dragonchild Lore

    Zabond's raiders continue to move inland away from Kalahtaya. As the Dragonchild stands in defiance against him, her sisters find their own roles aren't as simple as they had once been. Follow as the second book of lore follows Kitra's granddaughters as they realize their potential in war torn Nivena.

  • Published 2015

The Attic's Secret

An Agency Novella

    Hestia Diedrich is a bright eighteen year-old with clairvoyant abilities. In the final two weeks of her third year at the Institute for the Understanding of the Metaphysical she is asked by her best friend, Peregrine Essay on a trip to England. It is supposed to be a business trip to meet an investor in Peregrine’s family business, so why does he need her ability? Despite her suspicions, Hestia trusts her childhood friend and follows him into more than meetings on dividends and returns as Peregrine is searching for hidden past that only Hestia's ability can reveal. An Agency Novella

  • Published 2014

Scattered Dreams

A Short Story Collection

    A collection of short stories previously scattered among several anthologies plus five never before published! Featuring Tales from Dragonchild Lore and the Dossier of the Clark Agency. Includes four Steampunk stories, five Fairy Tales, and three Science Fiction Outings.

  • Published 2016

Rogue's Kiss

Forming an alliance between Dagger House and the Smugglers' Guild on the coast was supposed to be an easy mission. Through determination and skill RenRei proves herself worthy of the task, building a successful organization that runs as smooth as a legitimate trading company. RenRei's focus should be on the goals of the guild and getting caught, but she can't ignore Sergeant Coleson of the town's guard. Even as she tries to keep him at arm's length, she keeps finding herself in his.

  • Published 2021
  • The Underburrow

    The Sygian Lepus Supplementals

      In an intricate society of the Ebonvalley Warren, a evolution has transformed Leporidae into intelligent, bipedal creatures. The Underburrow, is a place for the discarded and marginalized, where scavengers like Midge survive on scraps from the higher burrows. When revolution brews under the leadership of the enigmatic Kinder, tensions rise between the oppressed lower class and the ruling elite. Midge, a cunning and resourceful outcast, is drawn into the conflict, faced with choices that could alter the course of the warren’s future. Amidst the looming threat of war, Midge uncovers dark secrets about the burrows above, while his loyalty to those he cares about is tested. A gripping tale of survival, class struggle, and rebellion, set in a vivid, imaginative world where societal divisions run deep and the fight for freedom is never simple. Will Midge remain in the shadows or rise to lead in a battle for justice?

    • Published 2013

    Previously Published

    Short Story:

  • “Third Floor” Other Voices Anthology, Diamant, July 2013
  • “Snake Dance” Cirque d'Obscure, Anthology Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly (CHBB), Nov 2013
  • “Captive Sleep”, Cogs in Time (Steampunk Series) Vol 1., CHBB, Feb 2014
  • “Mother of Monsters”, Rise of the Goddess Anthology, CHBB, Mar 2014
  • “F.M.” & “Keeper of the First Book”, Tales of the Fairy, CHBB, June 2014
  • “Wolves at the Door', Happily Nevery After, Fey Publishing, June 2014
  • “Cast the Mold”, Les Vaporistes, CHBB, Sept 2014
  • “Clear Skies”, Cogs in Time Vol 2., CHBB, Oct 2014
  • “The Innkeeper's Daughter”, Fractured Fairy Tales, CHBB, Dec 2014
  • “Double Exposure”, After Tomorrow, CHBB, Jan. 2015
  • “Heart at Rest”, Tales of the Fairy Anthology Vol. 2 ,CHBB, May 2015
  • "The Source"Dark Light 4 Anthology, CHBB, Sept 2014
  • “Widow's Cut”, Lurking in the Deep, CHBB, May 2015
  • “Lily's Story, Read by Steve Cook, Aug 2015
  • "The Wager", Cogs in Time Vol 3 Anthology, CHBB, Oct. 2015
  • "Charms to Soothe", Primal Cries Anthology, Phoenix Fire Publishing, April 2014
  • "A Hidden Gem", Mind Candy, Myriad Paradigm Publishing, Feb. 2018
  • "Space Junk", A World Unimagined Anthology, Left Hand Publishers, Oct. 2018
  • "These Walls Speak", Transcendent, Transmundane Press, Dec. 2018
  • Short Story, “What Mother Doesn't Know', Divinity, Iron Faerie Publishing, Oct. 2019
  • Poetry:

  • 'Mumma Tried, With Painted Words, Nov. 2018
  • 'Gatekeeper', Honey & Sulphur, Carrion Blue 555, Feb. 2019
  • 'Dance of the Silver Moon', Influence of the Moon, Pub 518, Sept 2019
  • Audio Script:

  • “Lily's Story, Read by Steve Cook, Aug 2015
  • "Brass Boy"
  • Miscellaneous:

  • Preface, If Love Were All, Bitter Sweet, Diamant Brothers, Feb. 2016
  • Editing

    Shadows of My Mind

    A Poetry Collection

      A collection of poems by Ron "Sober" Martzahl that spans decades of the poets life. Covering love, loss, sobriety, and the open road by Ron "Sober" Martzahl.

    • Published 2018

    More Shadows of My Mind

    A Poetry Collection Volume 2

      A collection of poems by Ron "Sober" Martzahl covering love, loss, sobriety, and the open road. The poems gathered in this volume span two and a half years. It includes memorials to those lost along the way and discourse on the events of the time… and oh were there events.

    • Published 2015

    Deeper Shadows of My Mind

    A Poerty Collection Volume 3

      Picking up where More Shadows of My Mind ended at the close of 2020 Deeper Shadows of My Mind gathers poems from 2021 and 2022 by Ron "Sober" Martzahl. Poems celebrating lives of those born and those lost during that time, as well as the constant struggle of alcoholism and addiction even decades into sobriety.

    • Published 2026
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    Charity Avatars

    I have had the good fortune of doing avatars for Fandom Running Club

    Battle of the Fandoms 7 Avatar 2026

    Created for Fandom Running Club and their Saturday Morning Cartoon BOTF Vol7.

    Just Dewey It

    Battle of the Fandoms 7 Avatar 2026

    Created for Fandom Running Club and their Saturday Morning Cartoon BOTF Vol7.

    We Have the Power

    Battle of the Fandoms 7 Avatar 2026

    Created for Fandom Running Club and their Saturday Morning Carton BOTF Vol7.

    More Glitter

    Battle of the Fandoms Holiday Edition Avatar 2025

    Created for Fandom Running Club and their Holiday Special BOTF 2025

    Needs More Bells

    Battle of the Fandoms Holiday Edition Avatar 2025

    Created for Fandom Running Club and their Holiday Special BOTF 2025

    Portfolio

    Portfolio

    I started a new adventure in Graphic Design. Here are a few of my creations.

    playing cards with rabbit motif
    Sci Fi Shapescape
    Silouette collage
    promo card for story FM
    Green Playlis icon
    New Years Bells card
    Dragon in the Library Daydream
    promo card for story Mother of Monsters
    Suit and Tie Copy Cat
    tea turtle
    Contact

    Contact

    Any Questions or Comments Welcomed

    Email Us

    dragonchildlore@gmail.com

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