Ma/Fa Stories

A story in the Cosimo Universe
Cosimo begins to settle into his new home and live in Cardino. Note: if you haven't read prior stories in this universe, the story may not make much sense.

Short story about a marine serving in WWII

Young man and young woman come together in the mountains while trying to recover from personal disappointments. They go their separate ways then come back together later to operate a business they had dreamed about for years.

A story about a man who decides to head south to avoid the cold weather and gets involved in interesting situations and meets some women.

A story of wife swapping gone wrong.

I was offered the opportunity to write a tribute story to one of my favorite authors, Mickey Spillane. Although the characters are my own, I tried to capture the essence of a Mike Hammer story. I hope you enjoy.

An innocent charitable act to help out a friend at a wedding turns into much more than he anticipates, and then it turns into much more with a friend of the friend.

A story in the Disunited Front Universe
Faster than light travel and first contact has given humanity the stars - but it hasn't given us peace. With a world balanced precariously between multiple superpowers and extrasolar colonies constantly under threat from alien enemies, unknown dangers and good old fashioned human greed, the United States needs a new breed of special forces. DeShane Gallagher and her A.I companion Loki are one of them. They are Devil Troops. This is their story.

A Fold Space Story
Scott Ross, newly assigned his own command, is posted to Andromeda.

A thief living his whole life at night and in the dark is offered a deal. Steal evidence from worse criminals and become a noble in the daylight. Only it is not as simple as it sounds, the constable making the deal is bent and the criminals are cannibals and waiting for him.