Slow Stories

A John the Genius Story
Part 1: Omniscient 7 year old John begins a journey to change the world. Begins in 1984 Oklahoma. If you know the future, what would you do? Original version. / (Reviews)

Accidentally spilling some root beer on his mother's legs starts a chain reaction that culminates with...

Summer, 1990. Eric and his twin sister Abby are working at Summer Lake, a beloved but outdated lakefront resort in the North Woods. The guests are geriatric and the management is out of touch. Eric and Abby naturally gravitate toward the outcasts of the teenage staff, fellow victims of the in-crowd bullies, but they’re determined to have the best summer of their lives anyway.

This is a modern fairy tale between two college virgins. She liked literature but was pushed into studying Computer Science by her dad. I was a computer maniac who didn't even know how to flirt. This story adapts a very slow build. / (Reviews)

A Chance Story
Grace and David Austin/Anderson are headed back to the States. Fred's daughter is going with them. Might be interesting... might not. The sail will be boring.

Be warned -- this is a dark story. It takes two parents to raise a kid, not one parent and an enabler. He's always been the parent, but that's not enough. It's obvious that his wife lets the kid get away with anything. / (Reviews)

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
When Miller meets a Polar Borealan named Kofe, she takes an immediate liking to him. After the surly engineer rejects her advances, the giant alien makes it her mission to change his mind, using every dirty trick at her disposal.

Can Harvey survive and thrive beyond the frontier? Will he be alone? Will the children survive? Was that the roar of a bear or the angry whistle of a passing arrow? 🤠 🏹 (total: 19 chapters) / (Reviews)

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Tepin, a shy Valbaran artist, travels to the Pinwheel in search of inspiration. During his exploration of the space station, he encounters a Krell, a giant alien with an uncanny resemblance to the ancient deities of his people's past. Enamored, he attempts to make friends with the creature, not realizing that his assumptions about the alien's gender are incorrect...

A story in the Memoirs Of A Young Victorian Lady Universe
Caroline and James move back home,then visit New York again, renewing old acquaintances, as they prepare for their coming nuptials.