Slow Stories

A Variation On A Theme Story
What if you had a second chance at life? Steve finds himself fourteen again, with a chance to do things differently. He quickly finds this new world isn't quite the same as the first time around. Can he make the most of this opportunity, and what does that even mean? Family, friends, love, growth, change, loss, heartache, sadness, recovery, joy, failure, success, and more mix and mingle in a highly character-driven story that's part do-over, part coming-of-age.

A Jacqueline de Belleville Story
Twenty-one year old Andrea makes a startling discovery. She learns that she is adopted, and that she was actually born to a woman called Jacqueline. But why were her birth records falsified, and why is her normally fearless adoptive mother afraid that Jacqueline may one day return? Andrea and her friends embark on a series of amorous adventures to find out the truth. Set in the 1830s on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean, this story is an epilogue to the Jacqueline de Belleville series.

A Story in the Io's World Universe
This is a simple tale that involves changes to every aspect of human society on the planet. Wait... it's a story of the assassination of a President -- or it's a story of the 1%ers fighting for their lives --no, it's about a kidnapping by -- Well, it IS about the only non-human intelligence on the planet, who has decided she doesn't want to be the only thing alive in a few hundred years, and the steps she takes to make sure it doesn't happen that way.

When Bob went to South Dakota, running from his pain, he didn't intend to ever feel good again. He didn't intend to fall in love again. And he SURE didn't think he'd be interesting to a sixteen year old girl.

Josh Whitney dies one day on a mountainside road in California. He wakes up later trying to survive in 40,000 BC. Will he survive? Will he find love and happiness? Can he find his ass with both hands and a map? P.S. - The 'rape' is offscreen (This is a rewrite)

I was a newly minted Vice President and I needed a personal assistant. Some guys get all the luck. / (Reviews)

Two years ago, Noelle kissed Mike and told him she loved him. She was only sixteen, so Mike turned her down as gently as he could. Now, almost two years later, she's back. Could she still feel the same way? (This is a sequel to Second Billing.)