Slow Stories

I'm not normally a proponent of celebrity stories, but Parminder Nagra, who plays a young medical student on ER, just set my imagination on fire to the point where my muse demanded that I write this story. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.

A short story about a father of two young girls who lost his wife and another daughter to tragedy and how he finally wakes up and discovers there is love and life after his darkest of days.

An old man is on his death bed. He asks God for a chance to re-live his life, to make things right. He gets his wish; but not as he expected.This is the story of that second chance. / (Reviews)

Sally has her own special way of doing things. Unfortunately, Sally forgot to allow for one important factor, and events spiral out of control. Note: This is intended as a stand-alone story, but it follows on from Experiment 36.

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.

My car is stolen the evening I first met my wife

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

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.

A Married Life Story
Middle-aged couple struggles for renewal