Ma/Fa Stories

Out of the frying pan, into the fire… Or in the case of 23-year-old Vincent Hargrove — out of a tragic past, into an unfaithful marriage. When it gets to be too much he runs away. Isolated in the woods hoping against hope that time will heal all wounds. Isolation in the deep woods of central Oregon he finds peace in solitude. As he develops a small parcel of land left to him by his grandparents he gets along with minimal human contact, until a desperate foreign woman crosses his path. / (Reviews)

A story in the The Windy Pines Universe
Winner of the 2022 Clitorides Award. Another year in school for Sam before he can return to The Windy Pines for the summer. Sam is instore for some changes. He is growing up, though not always wiser. With age comes responsibility. He still has a lot to learn, and he gets a crash course on what it takes to grow up.

Harold and Mary Lou, married for over 60 years, relive moments from their past. This is a departure from the typical Reverend story, but is still a sermon worth telling.

Think of a 3-year-old baby girl who survives the freezing cold when her white parents do not. Think of a boy whose parents were killed, who runs away, thinking the killers will soon be hunting him. They meet when the girl is ten, and he is 15, him thinking she is Indian like the squaw who raised her. It's a time of tepees, ranches, outlaws, farmers and railroads, Indian wars and reservations. Also, think of a time of bank robbers, cheap land, new machines, small towns, and too few women.

Ed Hanson screws up a private detective job and helps a minister's daughter out of a jam. He stumbles onto a corrupt city administration. / (Reviews)

Socially awkward Jesse, never imagined he would ever talk to a girl, much less go on a date with one. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself smitten by a divinely beautiful girl named Maia who happens to be the material Avatar of the Earth Goddess Gaia. Their budding romance quickly kindles into a magical relationship born of each others dependence upon the other. Let the miracles commence!

A burned-out executive quits his job and heads west seeking a new life.

Bob Tanner invited his daughter Judith to come to the Super Bowl, because his team was in it. She was allowed to bring four other girls with her from the parochial school she attended. Of course a chaperone was required, and the novice known as Sister Francine was selected for that job. She had much worldly knowledge, after all, and would be most aware of the snares the girls might be tempted with. So five girls and a novice headed off for the game. What could possibly go wrong?