George, a troubled young man barely existing in the shadow of a tragic mistake, wants only to survive high school. However, his life is upended when a gift from his long-dead father turns out to be the vessel of a powerful Genie, and the woman of his dreams.
This is a reimagining of an old story of mine from 2007 called A Beautiful Wish, which is still on this site. It includes a retooled setting with new supporting characters, villains, and love interests. I hope I can do my old work justice.
Master Sergeant John R. (Whiskey Jack) Daniels left the arme with a medical discharge. A corrupt US Senator tries to force Jack to "give up those discs." The problem is the wheelchair bound former tri-athlete has no idea what the discs are or where they are. With only his lawyer and his caretaker, an ass kicking red head named Zelda, Jack fights for his life.
"Freeze, Asshole. I've got a.357 aimed at your head." And with those words 17 year old Deena realized the supposedly empty house she had broken into wasn't empty at all. And worse, it belonged to a cop! Lying on the floor, hands cuffed behind her, Deena made an offer. Unfortunately, he insisted she up the offer to "anything" including anal. "Your choice" he said. Jail or anything. A choice that wasn't a choice at all. An offer she couldn't refuse.
A Coldwater County Story (1) Rather than send the man to the state hospital, which is what I should have done, given his suicidal behavior, instead I chose a more self-indulgent course. As the police began to suspect my complicity, I cursed myself for my arrogance.
A sixteen year old boy fleeing Child Protective Services in Missouri, helps a runaway girl about to be picked up by police at the bus station in OKC. They go on a motorcycle ride into the mountains of Arizona where the boy is drawn to a cave in a canyon hidden from the world. Here they find love, mystery, and danger!
A mysterious vintage Leica begins delivering photographs Alex never took—intimate moments with a woman he hasn’t met. Each image pulls him deeper into the city’s shadows and toward Maya, a poet with secrets of her own. As the camera reveals glimpses of a perfect future, Alex must choose: follow the vision—or step out of the frame and into something real. A story about love, fate, and a life unframed.
A decade ago, a mysterious tower appeared between two apartment buildings on Central Park West in New York City. Its appearance touched off a series of debates and investigations as to how and where the tower came from. With the new building came a set of very odd features. Such as people with histories already living in the tower. Every storm that came through the area seemed attracted to it. Then there were the dead bodies. One hundred twenty-three so far. This is the story of the Storm Tower. / (Reviews)