Ma/Fa Stories

A happily married wife and mother of two teenagers is desperate to find a way to get enough money upon which she and her family can survive after her husband's employer goes bankrupt and he loses his high paying job. At the end of her rope she meets and makes a deal with the devil, a loan shark who offers to loan her a large amount of money. It's the unusual terms of the agreement that lead to trouble...and pleasure.

Walter had just about enough of Natalie's constant complaining and miserable attitude. Theirs was a marriage at the breaking point.

Matt's life is good. He's got a posh pad, flash car and a great Job. He worked hard and he's got his rewards. But an invitation to his school's ten-year reunion, brings back memories of a torrid time and a hidden love he did nothing about. His friends persuade him to go against his better judgement and when he gets there his love has a surprise for him. A surprise that will change his life forever. Written in 2004, this is the slightly extended 2005 version. 12 Chapters, 1 a day

A missing wife, two hidden secrets, an amorous sister-in-law. Just how much can one man handle?

He's dead, Jim. Actually, Jim is dead. On the verge of dipping the old crankshaft for the first time, Jim blows a gasket in the pump and keels over. Now, he's wandering the world as a spirit with unfinshed business. He died a virgin, and he's hoping to change that now, but does he have a ghost of a chance?

A story in the Swipe Right Universe
A man comes home from war looking for quiet. A woman enters his life who is far more than she seems. What begins as a grounded love story slowly unfolds into first contact, moral power, and impossible choices. This is not a story about conquest, but about restraint, family, and what humanity becomes when it’s forced to grow up.

A strange man passes through the land. He is honored by those he encounters and he shares a Dream with several. Is it a Historical Fantasy or a Fantastic History?

If you read 'Writers Notebook', you'll see the ties. Neither tale needs the other, however. Writers_Forum is through the eyes if another English teacher, some time ago. I rather enjoyed envisioning how things might seem to someone with different issues. I want readers who enjoy language enough to, as they say, "get it". We're a much smaller sorority than those who just "do it", the mid school verb of choice.

This story has a twist. I'll say no more. Read it. It's not like it's very long! :-)

Fraternal twins grow very close