Slow Stories

Valerie is tired of painting landscapes, and asks her handsome son to pose for her... nude. When his constant erections drive his mother to discover the identity of the woman who seems to have so much control over his libido, she is shocked to find out it is... her.

Walt Delano’s home life is a minefield. Exiled to rural Indiana for the summer, he expects boredom and blisters—not E.V.E., an embedded virtual entity. Farm work becomes training, pain becomes signal, and a lightning strike turns E.V.E. self-aware. Between a stoic grandfather, a fiercely kind grandmother, and a father who weaponizes shame from afar, Walt’s coming-of-age collides with an AI’s coming-to-life.

My car is stolen the evening I first met my wife

A slow and romantic tale of events following a most unusual blind date

Every year during the family reunion, the cousins get to sleep together in the big feather bed on the screened in porch. This year they're doing more than sleeping. / (Reviews)

A Married Life Story
Middle-aged couple struggles for renewal

He was trapped in a loveless marriage until a friend from the past surprised him with a way out.

A Story in the Arc Deco Universe
When they end up calling the very last private paranormal investigator in the phone book, you know the case is going to going to be trouble. The damsel in distress will be beautiful but not to be trusted, and most of the bad guys will laugh at silver bullets and want to drag you down to some nasty under-hell. Not a good way to spend the Christmas holidays, but it is a living. An "Arc Deco" Universe Story

Is it ever all right to steal another man's wife? Was he stealing her, or rescuing her?

Paulette Nichols was always glad when she drew Greer Slater as a partner on her paramedic runs. The two women got along famously. One warm summer night, however, was enough to change their relationship forever