Ma/Fa Stories

A Story in the Middlebury Chronicles Universe
A single mom and her sixteen year old daughter have reached the end of their rope. They are penniless, unemployed, and a week away from being evicted. It’s a situation of their own making. They are lazy and amoral and now society’s largess is about to run out. So they plan a theft from a man whose house mom once cleaned. He catches them and offers them an alternative to prison. This is a simple little tale about second chances.

Follow Michael Rorke Fearghas as he is transitioned from a Wisconsin farm boy to the Ard-Ri (King) of New Ulster on a planet far away from earth. He will learn the ways of the Ancients as presented by the AI's and what is expected of him and why he must have at least three wives. Part 1 is the preparation for leaving earth and how his mother became his first and senior wife.

Knowing his vampire laws, Caine knows that he should deal with Sophie as the threat that she seems to be, but for some reason, he has this burning need to keep Sophie safe.

Jim Ryan straightens out his home life and journeys to find his wife's lost family. He finds he is slated for the chore of returning a priest's remains to its final resting place. Who is manipulating him and are there any rewards? A romance of a different sort. / (Reviews)

A Dulcie Story
Dulcie and Peter face a spiritual battle and physical danger. Some codes relate to later chapters.

Marc Thompson teaches high school in rural Kentucky. A student returns to collect on a promise he made years ago.