Ma/Fa Stories

Absence of Living Book
35-year-old ex-Con Carter Davis has friends. A secret hacker with a genius IQ and an axe to grind, an old hermit with a secret past, a giant mastiff with a nose for trouble, and a teenage ward to test his unique sense of right and wrong. With friends like that--who needs enemies? Oh, he has those too.

In the aftermath of the Halloween party, Amara is struggling to come to terms with her actions. When an opportunity to atone presents itself, she manages to pull herself together and get back to school. However, the mystery of the mysterious magic circles persists, and she might be closer than she realizes to discovering the dark forces at work.

Young man gets infected by nanites, which give him powers, but change him into a girl. / (Reviews)

Historical fiction and time travel with a twist. Jeremiah Brock was a violin playing muleskinner, a veteran of the War Between the States and a man who had trouble staying in one place - or one time. / (Reviews)

Bradford Exiles
A lot of Bradford kids "take the on-ramp" when they get out of school, heading out in search of better things. But, some don't leave, and others return when their dreams have failed. Emily is one who stayed, and now her life seems dull compared to some who left. Vicky left, but came back after a disastrous marriage. Despite everything, they learn that the home town can still be a place to thrive, grow, and realize their dreams.

A story in the Immortality Curse Universe
Phoenix Rising took the gaming industry by storm. The AI controllers said they could write a world more realistic than any created by humans; they succeeded. Virtually anything was possible. David was about to test how far that went. He was fascinated by the in game prostitute Hulda. But in his innermost fantasies, he didn't want to have her: he wanted to be her. He was going to be a whore. He had no idea how hard that would be. Female character, male player.