Story written for Xmas 2005 - it describes how during the holiday season, a family (a father and 2 daughters) come together after a string of tragedies have hit them.
A Saving Mom Story Part of the The Gilded Lily universe
Inga and her son Tom are abused by her husband. Follow their story, as told by Tom, which is a story of escape from humiliation and degradation to find personal re-growth and love. They make many new friends along the way, often with magical results!
Busty Zoey gets caught having too much fun on Prom Night. She is sent to her grandfather's ranch for the summer, where she finds, much to her delight, that between her grandfather, her uncles, and her cousins, the fun never stops!
Jim is working on the great American novel. His next-door neighbor Abby has a teenage crush on him. He starts to date a movie starlet. The muses bring them together into a loving triad, but from then on their path is neither smooth nor straight. They grow and evolve through their struggles.
A Swarm Cycle Story
Women never noticed him. Never, not even his own mother. Then the Confederacy decided he had a talent that they desperately needed. The Office of Targeted Extractions got involved. Things changed.
You will get much more from this short story if you've read other stories in the Swarm Cycle. / (Reviews)