It was a tradition almost as old as she was. For twelve years, thirteen year old Mary and her father had made a pilgrimage to the site of the old Bells supermarket. The site where the store, and her mom, had vanished. Every anniversary, without fail. This year, though, a blizzard was threatening to put a stop to her mourning. Snow, and a new step mother. Mary, though, was not to be denied... A companion story to the Bells Across the Universe series on Storiesonline.
Is it possible for a woman to cheat on her husband without ever having sex with another man? A former Navy officer and marine researcher discovers the answer, when his wife and her Navy boyfriend show an unhealthy interest in his invention. Years later she returns into his life informing him that his invention may be the only means of finding that same Navy officer alive. An odd unconventional sort of Cheating Wife story with no sex.
The world of Darvin Carpenter, a PI in Albuquerque, NM
A man hires Darvin Carpenter to find his daughter, who's been missing for years and he's tracked to Albuquerque. But it turns out that his daughter goes to church with Darvin - and ran away from home because her father was raping her. This carries on the story of *Flower In the Wind* - see my newest blog post and that story for more info.
The world of Darvin Carpenter, a PI in Albuquerque, NM
When on their yearly vacation to Lanfair Valley in California's Mojave Desert, the Carpenters find a dessicated body. Like it or not, they're involved in the investigation.
A band of various feline aliens living in a world where they have to deal with humans and other aliens that look down on them. Ashley and his group of friends and family do their best to just gain the respect they deserve. But as Ashley and all his kind knows, they were genetically modified, created by humans. And humans never miss a chance to remind him.
Who or what is Toby? Kidnapped by a group of Multiverse Travellers his life will never be the same. But just maybe it is all worth it, if as a result the very pretty Dorly notices him. (This is Sci/Fi that strays pretty much into the fantasy realm)