Reluctant Stories

Sir Daniel Pascov wanders the land as a travelling Knight, taking jobs as a mercenary. But he hides a dangerous secret in his past. Three years ago he was the Black Knight, the scourge of Appalania, the man who raped whole villages and fought whole armies. Now, for the first time, he is forced to come face to face with the results of the actions in his previous life and has to make a choice: does he deal the consequences or carry on running away from his memories.

Alana told me she had something to show me after soccer practice. You never know with that girl, but I couldn't have predicted what it was in a million years: a tiny vibrating toy called a Mini Magic Wand. I was in for the wildest, weirdest experience of my teenage life so far, and by the end, everything was different.

Mary is a very troubled young woman with very unhealthy ideas about sex and suicide, especially ones involving both at the same time. Will the love and care of a relative stranger be enough to save her? Note the Caution flag! This is an odd sort of romance story that might not be to everyone's taste, and might have something to offend nearly everyone. Note the story codes carefully! (Newly revised and re-edited)

Wedding plans, and life thereafter, grow complicated as Michael gets more involved with his eldest daughter's new family and learns about their sharing lifestyle.

When Hetty headed out west to join her husband, she could imagine many dangers. But somehow she'd never believed bandits might waylay her stagecoach. When they do, she's forced to make some impossible decisions. And the choices she makes will change her life forever.

All through college, Sebastian and Michelle have spent winter break together with their respective lovers. This is the last year and it risks being ruined by a lack of electricity and a snowstorm. But, things can change by lantern light, especially when not everyone is playing by the same rules.