Ma/Fa Stories

A Climbing the Ladder Story
Part of the A Well-Lived Life universe
Jonathan's business life is booming, but he's also suffering from yet another loss. While he's done his best to pick up the pieces of that sundered relationship, he can't help but feel responsible. However, where two close relationships have withered, another blooms. Violet has transitioned from a badly damaged girl to a vibrant woman. Will he continue to climb this ladder, or will there be another ladder to climb in his future? No matter what, the only direction he plans to go is up.

A Making of a Gigolo Story
Felicity married an older man - a MUCH older man. She loved him, but her 10 year High School reunion was coming up, and he wouldn't go with her. He suggested she hire a younger man to take her, and impress her friends. Her friends were impressed, but not as much as Felicity.

A Tara Story
Part of the Keltria universe
Serpin lay along the branch enjoying the warmth of the morning sun. The smell of the storm was still fresh in the air. Looking down she spied the strange little craft. The smell caught her attention, curiosity got the better of her and she had to go look. Her mother had often warned her that her curiosity would get her into trouble one day. Serpin's life was about to change.

This work is the conclusion of Scout, by Warlord, an unfinished story that captured my imagination and demanded a conclusion. Whether or not my conclusion is anything near what Warlord had originally planned, I have no idea, but it is what I came up with. I realize that my writing style differs from his, but I tried to maintain as much similarity as possible for as long as possible.

A Seattle Noir Cyber Mysteries Story
Deb Riley is on the case again, this time with a dead woman and a house full of computers. Hacking into the computers could start a deadly game when the neighbors, and the dead woman, aren't what they appear to be. This story takes up immediately following "Municipal Blondes". Reading them in order is not necessary, but helpful.

A Paladin Saga Story
The immediate continuation of 'A Paladin's Training.'

A Linkage Story
The Waiter's Tale sheds light on the life of the Chevalier and introduces characters pivotal to the story arc(!). The story contains a lot of travel and fornication, although much of the latter is noises off so to speak. There are also gobbets of history, music, and film talk. Threading through the tale is what could be considered a coming of age story. Judge for yourselves, although the first two stories in the Linkage series (both very short) will need to be read to make sense of this story.

One day his woman ran off with another guy.

This is a traditional western tale of a young Deputy US Marshal who is just starting out with the Marshal's Service. His skills are second to none. His experience, though minimal, comes at him hard and fast, with each sunrise and sunset. Come ride with him, as he makes his way west.(Formerly titled Yondering)