Part short story collection, part memoir, Visions of Misfortune in a collection of fantasy short stories. This collection has been chosen to highlight the writing journey of C.K. Sorens as she transitioned from "Sappy Endings" to dark fantasy and ambiguous endings. Follow the sorceress Ice Willow as she revisits an old love to put nightmares to rest. Meet a young woman chosen at birth to be a vampire's assistant, now sentenced to death by the master she loves. Read a journal by an unnamed woman whose tragic tale drags her through love and leaves her with loss. These stories and a few others are interspersed with letters from C.K. Sorens as she explains where each story came from, and where it led her on her author's journey. Enjoy this collection as a fantasy sampler with pieces that include low fantasy, paranormal fantasy, a fairytale retelling, and urban fantasy.