Ma/Fa Stories

Lisbon, 1943. The last neutral capital in Europe, where tungsten buys both sides and every café hides a courier. Calvin Brennan files for the Chicago Tribune and quietly works for the OSS. Then he meets Vera at the Casino do Estoril—Polish, beautiful, and held on a leash he can't yet see. She says she's been sent to work him. He believes her. The only way out runs through a man Berlin wants kept breathing. A twelve-chapter serial: espionage, slow-burn romance, and gallows wit.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Jake and his family attempt to get the attention of the Confederacy by putting together a prepack. Come along for the ride as Jake learns a little about life, and about himself. The story is complete and I will be posting chapters over the next week or two as they complete the editing process. Story codes apply to the complete story and will not be found in all chapters.

A young woman is coerced into a sexual relationship with her husband's dominant supervisor. It turns out to be...well, maybe you should read it and find out.

A Story in the Wendy's Worlds Universe
I wanted a pickup for the digs and basic transportation. I answered an ad for an "Old Dodge Pickup" in the Journal. I got a lot more than I'd bargained for...

A Dryad Story
What was Calida's secret? Have you ever wondered if a tree has moved?

Cecil, age 17 when his father dies and leaves him money. He sets out to invest it. His mother has five friends her age. He invests in them and others. A story of coming of age and the women who loved him and whom he loved.

Magic of the Wood
Finally home in the northern Minnesota wild of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area after years of study to become a doctor, Dara is relaxing before she starts her practice. A Nude Day encounter offers a chance to save a lost love, and perhaps kindle a new one.

Summary: College-age daughter of Marc, a divorced man, comes home for Christmas, bringing Michelle, her roommate. For two weeks, Marc and Michelle have an affair, their feelings growing despite knowing the affair will end when Michelle returns home New Year's Eve. Before Leaving, Michelle and Marc's daughter arrange a blind date for him, one that quickly draws Marc into a deep, romantic relationship. Things happen during the course of that relationship to make it even more interesting.

Brent Gordon will live two lives, each different than the other. He makes a shocking discovery about his wife and then has to cope with the fallout. That fallout is greater than he could have imagined.

A violent monster of a man finds peace, and love, in a single act of kindness.