Ma/Fa Stories

In the late years of a global war, a Marine officer named Hitch who had wearied of fighting and chosen to live alone for five years meets a small family who changes his life. Through the love of a young woman in her middle teens, Hitch finds old emotions he thought he'd lost, and is drawn to rejoin the world he thought he'd left behind. Note: This story contains acts of violence (NOT rape or NC content, but battle and hunting), as well as descriptions of mental illness. / (Reviews)

This is the story of an amateur historian and his search for evidence of the existence of a lost tribe; he's not prepared for what he finds.

The IFS Zephyr was to be the greatest wonder of the world: A heavier than air flying machine, capable of carrying dozens in style. On its maiden flight, it was shot down. Now, the only survivor - a roguish half-orc inventor named Rayburn Cog - must puzzle out the reason why it (and now himself) are the targets of mysterious assassins. What is more, Ray himself has been inextricably linked to an ancient prophecy...that spells doom for all of Arcanum! / (Reviews)

Marine veteran Ray had been shipwrecked, all alone, on a tropical island for six months until another typhoon also shipwrecked a beautiful young woman. Every woman in Ray's life had, at one point or another, betrayed him. Will Sleeping Beauty (as he nicknamed the unconscious woman) continue that curse once she regains consciousness? Will he once again be screwed (and not the good kind of screwed)? Will he ever reach the mountaintop, or be stuck forever in the valley.

A Tara Story
Part of the Keltria universe
This story is about a little adventure that happened at some crossroads on an island, which was on a planet that was far, far away. Zeta Island was said to have a dragon problem, but the dragons had a protector, and protect them he would.

Modern-day Marine Steven Harris is seriously wounded and on a flight to Germany for further treatment. Instead, he awakens in 200 BC Rome. Aside from wondering how the hell he ended up there--or if he was merely dreaming--he wonders how to go about supporting himself. Then he learns the "why" of his transfer and his life becomes a bit more complicated.

A Ingrams and Associates Story
April Carlisle, field agent for clandestine therapeutic group Ingrams & Associates, faces her most dangerous mission. When trying to locate an AWOL army intelligence officer, she uncovers a conspiracy that goes beyond anything she's ever faced in the past, one that costs her more than she ever bargained for.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
When a council meeting on the Pinwheel is interrupted by an assassination attempt, Security Chief Moralez is given seventy-two hours to unmask the culprit, all while under the watchful eye of two mysterious intelligence operatives with an unknown agenda. The suspects range from hostile aliens to shady special forces operatives, even elements of his own government are not above suspicion. Only by piecing together the clues can he uncover who carried out the attack, and why. / (Reviews)

A Ley Line Witch Story
Having removed her enemies and securing herself financially for the present, Maddy is incensed when her Familiar, Al, is kidnapped. She vows to get him back, no matter what. The job turns out to be more dangerous and much more different than she imagined.

A Tara #2 Story
Part of the Keltria universe
Jax is not your normal run of the mill, Prol. She has some rather special gifts. Unfortunately, something she discovered had a wider impact on her life than she expected. She just wants to go home.