Appalachian Mists

"What mystery lies behind a Scottish lesbian's strange obsession with the Appalachian Trail?"

As the traffic in which her rental car was mired inched forward and stopped once again, Sally sighed in frustration, tapping her nails impatiently upon the rim of the steering wheel. She looked at the stalled lanes of traffic on...

Prominence

"The Ill-Fated expedition of Space Fleet USS Genesis NCC 1000"

Log date: 24 June 2139 “Final report. Space Fleet: Intergalactic-ship, USS Genesis NCC (1000). Lt Commander Mansfield reporting. All 175 members of the crew except for Communications Officer Thorvaldsen and me are dead. Space Fleet: Class-heavy cruiser ship, destroyed. I...

The Bringer

"A young woman has to deal with a promise her father made."

December roared like a lion, and I would be glad to see the back of this year, 1782. The death of my father had hit the family hard, our livelihood threatened by squabbling over his will. My mother had taken...

Three Wishes

"It's amazing the things one can find at a swap meet!"

Jimmy Laughlin was a just regular kind of guy. There was nothing really remarkable about him. At six foot tall and 165 pounds with sandy-blonde hair and blue eyes he was good looking, but nothing spectacular. He wasn't rich by any means...

Sultana (Chapter 2 – The Hellene)

"Turbulent adventures, sexual intrigue, magic and monsters, all are set in ancient Arabia."

The clang of steel interrupted the afternoon post prandial stupors of all palace personnel. It was the Sultana training her children in sword fighting. Everyone stayed clear of the practice arena except designated personnel. The only designated personnel were the...