First Stories

A Story in the Smart Girls Universe
Many things can be found in the dry ranges of South Texas. One of them is work. Good work. Sometimes, though, going through the motions of the job, one doesn't know what manner of strangeness can come into one's life, turning routine into a little bit of an adventure. Meet Dave and what he finds hidden behind the seat of his work truck, a Guatemalan waif. She's looking for her aunt. Or something. / (Reviews)

Steve had a problem, he was terrified about the Life Drawing module of his art course and was ready to drop out. His beautiful, confident younger sister Lucy helps him in her own unique way. Later, she meets Gabbie and helps her to come to terms with the horrors of her past.

The Program has come to Oklahoma. Will a brainy goddess and a jock with a secret be able to get together, or will Bobby's secrets keep them apart? Winner of the Silver Clitoride for November, 2003. / (Reviews)

Fourteen-year-old Meghan is thrilled to be going to visit her sexy Aunt Nicole. She runs a company that makes designer bikinis for teens and Meghan harbours a secret longing to be a fashion model. It could be the perfect opportunity if only she can persuade her mom to play along!

Diedre's husband is gone and it's breeding season at the ranch, so she needs help getting that done. With the help of her sister's family, and her own children, they manage to pull it off... so to speak. It turns out to be the most successful breeding season on record. / (Reviews)

A soldier is fatally wounded in Afghanistan at the same time as a young boy is badly injured in a car crash which kills the rest of his family. The soldier desperately fights for life while the young boy wants to give up. they both get their wish. / (Reviews)

A Story in the Wendy's Worlds Universe
Bill and E'veen have been sworn...I swear they did...

A teenage boy's life goes from awful to all-powerful in exponential steps when he learns to use deja vu to merge his minds across parallel dimensions. He gains mental and physical skills, confidence, girlfriends, lovers, enemies and power... and keeps on gaining. A long, character-driven, semi-realistic story. / (Reviews)

Another story from Kate's Journal (5)
Kate Miller never expected to fall for her cousin John Alderman over Christmas break. When their secret is discovered, it destroys life-long relationships and tears Kate's life apart. But there's another secret she must face or she will lose even more. This story is a novelization (85K words) of two previous Kate's Journal short stories; Cousins at Christmas and A Cousin Alone.