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If you've got a taste for shorter fiction, here are a few items that might be of interest. New items are added as they become available, but there's also some older pieces in publications that have stood the test of time. In most cases you can click on the small bookcover and see a bigger version in another window. What follows is only a sampling of Yvonne Navarro's stories. Check the Bibliography for the full list of published pieces. Thanks for coming by.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3. Meet a few more of the earlier Slayers, this time in much more detail, with stories running upward of 10,000 words each. Von's story in this one is called "Dark of the Moon." (November 2003) Here more info.
Lighthouse Hauntings. 12 original tales of the supernatural, edited by Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg, with an introduction by John Helfers. Von's story in this anthology is called "A Beacon Shall I Shine." (September 2002) Available Here.
Angel: The Longest Night. From dusk until dawn... December 21, the longest night of the year. Follow our gang hour by hour, evil by evil, from twilight to daylight as they fight to keep the forces of evil at bay... even when black magick has a head start... (November 2002) Available Here.
Hot Blood XI: Fatal Attractions. Discover what happens in the dark, where secret fantasies and sensual abandon take a dangerous turn... Von's poignant story in this anthology is called "Share My Strength." (August 2000) Detailed info available at the Hot Blood site! Available Here.
Dark Terrors 6, edited by Stephen Jones and David Sutton. Von's dark and macabre story in the 6th edition of this well-known collection is "Mother Personified." (October 2002) 
Horrible Beginnings. Von's contribution to this is her very first published story, called "Surprise Fall." (March 2003) Available Here.
Graven Images, edited by the esteemed Nancy Kilpatrick and Thomas S. Roche. 15 Tales of Magic and Myth. Yvonne's story is called "Ascension." Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won First Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (October 2000) Available Here.
How I Survived My Summer Vacation, the very first Buffy the Vampire Slayer anthology. Yvonne's 11,300 word story is called "Uncle Dead and the Fourth of July." (August 2000) Here's full Info on the book.
Skull Full of Spurs. This beautiful and extensive anthology is available from Dark Highway Press. Yvonne's story is "Divine Justice" and was called by one reviewer the "best story in the anthology." Other fine contributors included Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, Rick Hautala, Robert Devereaux and others. Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won Second Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (May 2000) - Available Here. 
Extremes, Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth, features Yvonne's story "Santa Alma" (with two accompanying photos and an audio introduction), plus fiction from P.D. Cacek, Steve Beai, Janet Berliner, Don D'Ammassa, George Guthridge, David Niall Wilson and others. A spectacular CD anthology. Virtual Horn Toot: In May, 2001, this story won Third Place in the Short Story Category of the IWPA's Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. (April 2000) 
Palace Corbie Finale, edited by Wayne Edwards. The final volume of this long-running anthology includes Chapter 7 from DeadTimes as well as work by Caitlin Kiernan, Douglas Clegg and others. (Spring 1999) 
The Best of Palace Corbie, edited by Wayne Edwards. Published by Stone Dragon Press, this collection contains the editor's favorite picks from this long-running anthology series. Includes "Seastruck" by Yvonne as well as work by Steve Resnic Tem, Lucy Taylor, Bentley Little and others. (Late 1999) 
Dark Whispers, published by Hard Shell Word Factory, is a FrightNet on-disk anthology edited by Ivan S. Graves. Includes "Dad Brings a Deader Home" by Yvonne. (September 1998) Available Here.
Horrors: 365 Scary Stories, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg and Robert Weinberg. Published by Barnes and Noble, this great anthology contains 365 short-short stories -- 750 words each -- suitable to read one per day for a whole year. Includes four stories by Yvonne: "Rosner's Hat," "Trigger Moment," the blackly funny "Sherri Goes to the Office," and "Finding Destiny." (Late 1998) Still available Here.
Dancing with the Dark, edited by Stephen Jones. Published in both the UK and the US, this is an anthology of true-life supernatural experiences by well-known authors. Yvonne's eerie experience is told in "The House on Chadwell Drive." (August 1997/UK -- August 1999/US) 
Terminal Frights. Yvonne's story is "Four Famines Ago," which received an Honorable Mention in the 11th Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (1998), ed. by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling) and was reprinted in Best New Horror, Vol. 9. Nine stories from this anthology were put on Ellen Datlow's recommended reading list. (November, 1997) Still available Here.
Best New Horror, Vol. 9, edited by Stephen Jones. This anthology contains Yvonne's story "Four Famines Ago," as well as fine work from the likes of David Schow, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis, Etchison, Caitlin Kiernan, Pat Cadigan, Brian Hodge, and others. (November 1998/UK, February 1999/US) 
Hellboy: Odd Jobs. A fun anthology edited by Christopher Golden and illustration by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Yvonne has the lead story in the book, "Medusa's Revenge." Here's full Info on the Book.
Palace Corbie #7, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work by a number of fine authors, it includes Chapter 6 from DeadTimes. (March 1997) 
Hear the Fear, an audio anthology edited by Marthayn Pelegrimas, et al. Don't be put off by the rather hideous cover -- it includes Yvonne's heart-wrenching story "Each Day is a Century" read by Cynthia Harris (of the television show "Mad About You". (July, 1997) Still available Here.
Darkside: Horror for the Next Millennium, edited by John Pelan. Yvonne's story, "The Stranger Who Sits Beside Me," is about a woman who gradually supplants a man's wife in his life. Ed Bryant of Locus called it "...another paean to family bliss." (May 1996) Here's full Info on the book.
Palace Corbie #6, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work from other fine authors, it includes Chapter 3 from DeadTimes. (December 1995) 
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories, edited by Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz and Martin H. Greenberg and published by Barnes & Noble Books. Includes two of Yvonne's stories: "The Best Years of My Life" and "Folds of the Faithful." (Fall 1995) Still available from Barnes & Noble.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Vol. I. The first anthology chronicling the stories of some of those who came before Buffy Summers. Yvonne has two stories in this volume, "die Blutgrafin" and "And White Splits the Night." (October 2001) Here's full Info on the book.
Selling Venus, edited by Cecilia Tan. Published by Circlet Press, 9/95. Includes Yvonne's very popular story "Touch Me," a blackly humorous look at the inside of the pornography film industry. Still available Here.
Palace Corbie #5, edited by Wayne Edwards. Among work by other fine authors, it includes Yvonne's story "Seastruck." (December 1994) 
Robert Bloch's Psychos, edited by Robert Bloch. A Horror Writers of America thriller anthology edited by master of suspense, Robert Bloch. Among stories by other fine authors, it includes Yvonne's story, "Lifeline." (November 1997) Still available Here.
Children of Cthlulu, edited by John Pelan. A great anthology with stories about this timeless horror. Von's story is called "Meet Me on the Other Side." (November 2001) Still available Here.
Freaks, Geeks and Sideshow Floozies, edited by Tina Jens. Von's story is this strange collection is a retelling of a tale that originally appeared in another anthology. This version is called "Do You Dream?" (April 2002) Available Here.
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, edited by Stephen Jones. Von's story is this great vampire anthology is called "One Among Millions." (November 2001) Still available Here.
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