Slow Stories

A Dulcie Story
The next episode in Dulcie's life at St. Mary's. Sasha and Malcolm, Emma and Liina - we renew our acquaintance and watch them grow.

Another story from Kate's Journal
Kate Miller never expected to fall for her cousin John Alderman over Christmas break. When their secret is discovered, it destroys life-long relationships and tears Kate's life apart. But there's another secret she must face or she will lose even more. This story is a novelization (85K words) of two previous Kate's Journal short stories; Cousins at Christmas and A Cousin Alone.

Jacqueline Kirby thought she knew all there was to know about her friend and protege, Joanna Simon. Only to discover that the younger woman had as many secrets as the characters she created.

A mystery/drama centered around the disappearance of a man whose wife and best friend share a secret. Too much information here could give away the plot, and who'd want to read a mystery that's explained in the synopsis? / (Reviews)

This story is my take on what the words for the Rolling Stones great song might mean. Sad and dark at the beginning but bright and sunny at the end. Follow Jim as he deals with his loss and gives up on love. / (Reviews)

After some years of celibacy a young colleague at work rekindles my interest in the opposite sex. / (Reviews)

Brownwood Collection
When is a cheating wife not a cheating wife? A husband faces hard and painful decisions when his fairy-tale marriage comes to a tragic end.

A Story in the Walnut Street Universe
A "Rescue Me" story: Chris agrees to repair the laptop of Carmen, a coworker's sister. He discovers she is a recluse, living in a darkened bungalow and wearing wide-brimmed hats that keep her face in shadow. She exerts a strange spell on him, resulting in odd and vivid dreams; and, he begins to fall in love. Through his love he draws her from her shell. She becomes more extroverted, and he begins to heal her from a deep, long-ago hurt and to learn her incredible secrets.