Slow Stories

Emily's mom and dad recently remarried and brought together 7 children from 3 different marriages. That's stress enough for any teenage girl. Imagine having twin half-brothers to deal with, your own age. She thinks she hates them both. Little does she know.

Sculptor and art teacher Josh Adams is inspired by an encounter with a fellow student in grad school. When he started teaching, an undergrad wanted to become his inspiration. It was so easy to become involved with his student, but so dangerous as well.

Valentines Day Contest 2015
A couple have fallen out of love. They agree to divorce before things go really sour and separate while they're still friends. But despite being the smart thing, it's still not easy to do...

A papatoad flash story
Lies by omission are still lies. She didn't think that they were important.

It's a long haul between Cleveland and Cleveland.

A Halloween Story
A respected TV ratings analyst discovers that a secret he has been protecting for most of his lifetime is in great danger of being prime-time peril. Can a semi-mythical children's cartoon really be a catalyst for pure evil instead? And what would the overnight ratings be for the start of the end of the world? Stay tuned...

During an emergency two-day air flight layover in Rome, fourteen-year-old Benjamin, flying alone from Tel Aviv to London and desperate to be initiated by men, gets his wish from a fellow passenger businessman and goes on to learning to ride to the beat and dynamics of classical music from an accomplished Italian count.

A Tale from the Western Continent
Before coming to the Surface, Tear and Arach were both priestesses of the Chaos Queen, mad goddess of the dark elven people. They gladly renounced their evil ways and live a happy life under the sun and moon, but sometimes, dark desires stir. When Tear finds a means to satisfy these urges, she indulges, oblivious to the consequences a single night of passion might have.