A Story in the Steampunk Fantasy Universe
If Gottfried Leibniz had published his work on binary numbers and if Charles Babbage had read it, if Prince Albert had lived to a ripe old age and Victoria not become a bitter widow, the late XIX Century might have turned out like this!
An ordinary man discovers he can heal. Really heal. But not everyone is pleased with his gift. Some want it for themselves, and are willing to do anything to get his 'secret'. How does he cope when greatness is thrust upon him?
This Story is Part of Jake's Universe
After 22 years of marriage, things go astray for Noah. A man without vision to see ahead, but highly competent at his work. Cultural pressures in a land he does not know create a current that pulls him along to a place he knows not. But he ends up with a wife and two mistresses! While this story is not specifically attached to the Jake’s Choices Universe, assumes knowledge of life in the Philippines, which I have covered in the Threads Joyfully and with Ganda stories in the Universe.
Sometimes strange things happen, in the Brownian Movement of life, totally different lives are drawn together, like random molecules. Sometimes these molecules react together, who knows what the result will be? My first effort at a short story.
A Story in the STEELVILLE AND ENVIRONS Universe
Young man lets a female predator break him and his wife up. He loses everything, moves back home and finds the love and happiness he needs in his life.
A divorced sawyer is already having a fine day after putting a beautiful black walnut through his sawmill. Little does he know that timber won't be the highlight of his day when a pretty little country girl comes by looking for some wood.
She Vowed To Protect. She Chose To Serve Something Bigger. Married detectives Alina and Mark Carver are assigned to guard a high-risk witness in a remote safe house — twelve-hour shifts, no contact, strict protocol. But when Alina takes the night watch, she discovers the man she’s guarding is dangerous… in all the most tempting ways!