Slow Stories

A slow-burn romance set in the fictional remote mountain town of Willow Creek, Colorado. A reclusive newcomer and a guarded local woman clash, circle, and slowly soften. As a small community pulls them closer, two wounded souls discover that belonging—and love—can be quietly built, one brave step at a time.

Freedom is heavy. Not the absence of walls. Not broken chains. Not an open road. It is the moment you stop running. The moment you surrender to something stronger than your fear. She was sure of herself, yet starving for freedom. He became her mirror showing her the parts she was ignoring. The collar is no cage. It is an anchor. The weight that finally stops her from drifting into the cold, meaningless void of not belonging.

His daughter wasn't his, but he still loved her. His wife didn't deny her cheating, so he decided to take the easy way out.

Married 34-year-old Sarah hasn’t been touched in eight months. Her late-night personal training with hot young trainer Mike starts innocent — just “form corrections” that leave her soaked and guilty. Slow-burn tension builds through sweat, mirrors, and lingering touches until the empty gym doors lock.

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.

Moving made things different, but not necessarily better. He would not let his cheating wife take his sons.

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.

Cory Wilkinson comes home to find his sister lost in the throws of passion with her boyfriend. That, and the frustrations of dealing with his own girlfriend, make him realize that the connection he and his sister once had is now missing. Read how the events of this one day changed that oversight. Edited from original version and re-posted.

He stopped for gas and his life changed.