Slow Stories

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 Nobles by Deed Story
Part of the Danica's World universe
Christi Crimm is determined to ignore custom and prejudice to pursue her chosen vocation in the male-dominated world of sellswords. Along the way, she discovers this isn't the only taboo of society that she is inclined to ignore. If you're just looking for sex, skip ahead to chapter 3. This is a history tale about one of the main characters in my story Blackhawk Hall. / (Reviews)

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

During a solar eclipse in 2026, an unfulfilled American architect is thrown back to 1889 Paris, where he falls for an idealistic artist documenting the World’s Fair. When his camera reveals fragments of her tragic future, he must decide whether to defy history to save her — or risk unraveling time itself.

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

There Was This Girl - The Universe of Romance in Quick Time
She said it was the first time she'd been to that dump. She was cute, blonde, and deadly with a pistol. He couldn't help but fall in love with her, the best looking Sky Marshal Charlie had ever met!

Beware of what you desire, you may get it. That cautionary statement certainly applies to this young married couple, naive to the ramifications of playing a flirting game with strangers. It's a story of what happens when they embark on a spur-of-the moment adventure while on vacation...with unintended results!

When he caught his brother in bed with his wife the repressed urges all came back.