First Stories

They're in high school. She's a big star. He's not. She becomes a bigger star. He doesn't. Will he be left in the dust? / (Reviews)

Left for dead in the mountains of Afghanistan, wounded Special Forces sergeant Omar Mansoor is found at a frozen stream by four women the world had cast aside—abandoned, widowed, beaten, never chosen. At the risk of their lives, they shelter and heal him through one long, dangerous winter. What grows among them is a family no one believed possible: bound by faith, forged in peril, and tested across a war and an ocean. An unforgettable story of courage, love, and belonging.

Scarred emotionally he nonetheless has a goal in life. Then he's thrown by a number of surprising reactions and finds himself wading deeper and deeper into the mire. Can she save him from himself? Will his 'good' side win out in the end? Where are the limits of society? When is it okay for good people to fight fire with fire in the battle against evil? / (Reviews)

A Story in the Naked In School Universe
Kevin and Denise spend a year at college abroad, pursuing their dreams for productive careers. What they find is totally not what they expect, as the Moirai-the Fates-keep tossing curveballs in their direction, as chance and circumstance keep interfering with their plans. (Reading "Kevin and Denise" and "Roger and Cynthia" first will provide needed context; also there are spoilers to the prior tales in this story.)

Sometimes, a person finds a key to Magic. Very rarely, someone is the key to Magic. Five high school girls discover a secret about Michael. Nothing will ever be the same! / (Reviews)

Greg helps an old friend who really needs it. But when he offers his help he has no idea just how much this will change his life. / (Reviews)

Summer, freedom, and a new camera. And then there were the girls. / (Reviews)

A Dragon Chronicle Story
A teenage girl on the verge of graduating from high school makes a series of discoveries about herself, the strangest of which is that she is turning into a real live superheroine. / (Reviews)

A Team Manager Story
Basketball season was very good to Dennis. Despite his short stature and coke-bottle glasses, the girls' basketball team fell in love with him and have all claimed him as their boyfriend. But that was yesterday. Today starts track season. Dennis has more challenges to meet, winning the confidence of the track team, stopping an unbalanced younger geek, and holding down a summer job. In the midst of that, he receives a remarkable gift and discovers he's grown.