Category: Short Stories

The Line in the Lake

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The Line in the Lake

Two strangers find themselves on opposite sides of an invisible line which unexpectedly guides them to a fortuitous future reunion.

The Marionettist

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The Marionettist

When playing with dolls gets serious.

Deja Vieux

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Deja Vieux

Martin rescues his mother from her fake armed robberies of bars, while facing down his delusions of huge black crows with metallic talons.

Bootsy

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Bootsy

Bootsy is about a whimsical cat who can predict the future, often with disturbing conclusions. Based on true events.

A Lover’s Vengeance

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A Lover’s Vengeance

A sequel to ‘The Devil Made us do it,’ published in Literary Heist. This pirate tale takes place about 75 years later.

Sanctuary

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Sanctuary

CCTV cameras were in Wren’s lapartment, one of hundreds observing the brain injured residents of the Michigan Semi-Independent Living Center.

The Cage

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The Cage

Two men in cages discuss the same conversation they’ve had for years while recognizing nothing will change for them. They are powerless.

Shade Tree Diplomacy

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Shade Tree Diplomacy

Life is conflict. While we think we know how we’d act as we watch someone else in a dispute, when it’s us we may not be quite so sure.

The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

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The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

A bad start in life gives the good things that finally come a rare preciousness.

Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

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Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

Unlikely lovers confront technology leading to unexpected consequences within the “City by the Bay.”

Fortuna on Holiday

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Fortuna on Holiday

Lana fears the odds are against pulling off one more criminal caper. The brash Tito seductively convinces her that she’s being superstitious.

George Turns Back

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George Turns Back

George cannot remove his costume after a party. His actions cancel the future.

Too Soon

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Too Soon

A young woman in a small town, has experienced the loss of her boyfriend and is uncertain as to what she has left to live for.

Small Big Picture

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Small Big Picture

Head of a refugee camp can’t understand a woman who refuses to share a tent with a man who looks like the man who shot her husband.

Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

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Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

Mysterious artifacts are found inside a Mojave desert construction site leading to unexpected reunions for a contractor and his wife.

An Inconvenient Truth

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An Inconvenient Truth

A mother’s reaction to her daughter’s unplanned pregnancy.

ar·​chi·​tec·​ture

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ar·​chi·​tec·​ture

A timely twisted tale where the past becomes the future for an architect, a devil, and Shakespeare riding beams of light.