Argon: Stories

Halloween 2016
It is AD 1688 and the elders of the Bristol Shire in the Plymouth Colony task Constable Hereward with putting an end to mummery and pagan rites on All Hallows' Eve. This puts him at loggerheads with shrewish Molly O'Shea who holds no love for the English in general and Jonathan Hereward in particular - or so she thinks. A comedy of errors. Winner of the 2016 Halloween Story Contest.

Halloween 2019
Anne Evans is a Wiccan who works as a nurse in a hospice. Peter Morgan, a coma patient, comes under her care. She senses that he responds to her presence. Her special treatments finally bear fruit (pun intended) in the night of Samhain. Winner of the 2019 Halloween Writing Contest.

A Story in the Clearwater Universe
When Joe Dresdner gets assigned a new parolee, he is leery of her. Dolores Jorgensen is supposed to be a model inmate with a good outlook, but she is also an ex-porn starlet with a homicidal streak. Not exactly a girl to fall in love with, right? Medium Erotic Story of the Year, 2013.

A Story in the Clearwater Universe
When Deputy Sheriff Cliff Henson, of Clearwater, MT, learns that his ex-fiancée, celeb singer Kylie McAdam, will attend their five-year high school reunion, he volunteers for the night shift to avoid seeing her. Yet, Kylie has a way of worming herself back into his life, upsetting his carefully planned future.

A Story in the Clearwater Universe
Within a second of meeting her, David Olson is head over heels over troubled young actress Melanie Renault - literally. Montana country boy and LA trust fund kid suddenly depend on each other and must overcome resentment, fear, guilt and insecurity.

A story in the Philadelphia Stories Universe
Joey Di Rosa is the grandnephew of a Cosa Nostra kingpin. Deirdre Darling is the daughter of a district attorney. Yet, they become soul mates and lovers until a violent crime tears them apart. Caution: the story gets ugly towards the middle, and as in real life, crime pays if done right.

A story in the Philadelphia Stories Universe
A coming-of-age story. Danny, the son of a former porn actress, has to move in with his wealthy father's family. Suddenly a rich kid, Danny has trouble adjusting and leaving behind the stigma of being the illegitimate son of his notorious mother. Danny's rocks in the surf are his new half-sister and her girlfriend while his life is in constant turmoil due to relationships with his troubled classmate Helen and with social media darling Lucy.

A story in the Philadelphia Stories Universe
Tom and Iris Verkade had great plans for their future. Now Tom is stuck in a dead end job and being the whipping boy for upper management. Iris is a powerless figurehead at the company she inherited. When their marriage is falling apart, too, they make an effort to rebuild their love and respect for each other, before setting out to reclaim control of their lives and jobs.

Max Wagner has reached rock bottom when fate offers him a second chance. A famous man and a pretty widow give him reason to reclaim his life. Disaster strikes, and Max rises to the challenge.

A young scientist meets the boss's daughter at his department's Christmas shindig. Sparks fly, sperm flows and suddenly a shot gun wedding is looming. Problem: she is pregnant from another man. Or so she thinks. It's not really a Christmassy sort of story but it may fit the spirit.