Ma/Fa Stories

A Story in the Smart Girls Universe
A long time ago in a land far, far away, a young combat engineer lieutenant had a very bad day. Sometimes not ALL the scars are on the outside. Now he's out, gainfully employed and a friend's sideline project has him working with a university orchestra. Here's this one girl. No reason for a connection, but one happens. she finds out about him. And he finds out about himself. / (Reviews)

A woman joins the workforce believing it is necessary to save her family. Six years later she discovers that she is about to lose her family anyway. Facing outright, at times vicious, hostility from her children, she has to fight to regain her place in the family. / (Reviews)

A story in the Philadelphia Stories Universe
Graduating from college, Tess DiRosa, grandniece of alleged mobster Vincent DiRosa, feels at a cross-roads, either to follow the pre-ordained path to law school or her yearning for an exciting life. Mostly for giggles, she applies for the US Secret Service, reasoning that nobody would seriously consider her as a federal agent, would they? This is the sequel to "Can't Pick Your Family".

This was one of the highest-rated stories here, it's been improved since then, and I've re-posted it, now complete. Book One of The Nexus of Kellaran Series. A mighty world of wonder approaches a global turning point, and a global war. Young Mark finds himself at the center of an intense whirlwind of adventure, romance, and action that will transform the world of Kellaran in only seven days! A passionately acclaimed High Fantasy Epic!

A Life in Paradise Story
Time was like a great pond. Every decision makes ripples. These ripples interact with ripples from other decisions, our own and decisions by others. The ripples cross and crisscross each other, directing our lives down various paths. What would have happened if Al Davis, against all contrary advice, drafted wide receiver Kyle Martin to play for the Oakland Raiders? This story picks up near the end of “Lost and Found” and follows an alternate timeline through Kyle’s life.

An Indian couple, secretly married and working at a luxury hotel, must hide their relationship. To sell the ruse, the husband orchestrates a plan for his wife to date the hotel owner's son. This multi-chapter saga chronicles their dark journey as the audacious plan spirals into a world of ambition, sexual submission, and the slow erosion of their marriage.

Jim and Aimee have a chance meeting over a jar of peanut butter. In the beginning, he's a married father, she's a college student. That chance meeting in a grocery store, and the coincidence that follows, will change their lives (and others' lives)! I brought this story back to life in late 2025, more than 20 years after I first started writing it.