Stories

2006 Winter Anthology -- needs tags

The start of one man's journey into the entertainment business and perhaps an on-going relationship too.

This is the 'prequel' to W.T.F. Just happened - which I thought was complete in itself but then some readers on here and a few friends asked for 'what happened next' and the seed was sown.

Ever since he was six, Utah never stopped living in the past, never stopped waiting. The past is the only safe place, the only constant fact of life. The future is unknown, the present is unbearable, so he clings to all that he knows and remembers, even if it consumes him to the point of destruction.

Antonio Martellini's a rising star in the family, having turned a dingy Brooklyn bowling alley into a hipster hot spot. When his grandfather asks him to lunch, Tony gets an offer he can't refuse. Can he pull the project off? Is he ready for prime time?

A young boys' misadventure leads to the creation of a unique friendship between man and beast that lasts a life time.

Marna lives in a time when a computer matches everyone by genetic compatibility, but not by love. What happens when she decides to alter this system? Even worse, what happens when she finds two brothers who meet the very things she is looking for in a mate? Will she find her heart's desire?

Owen met Cooper online and they became friends but that's as far as things could go. Then Cooper disappears and Owen is awakened to pounding on his door in the middle of the night.

Everyone knows a bite from a shifter can turn a human, but what happens if something else gets bitten?

Orono, Maine had been panicked by a curious serial killer. The killer always leaves a fancy hat, called a fascinator, at the scene of the crime.

The few clues point toward a female perpetrator, which is fairly unusual. As little as 8% up to 17% of serial killers are women. The killing method is always different. The victims apparently have nothing in common. And the only common clue besides the hat is a few strands of hair, likely a woman’s. Other clues indicating a woman killer are left but are as random as the victims.

Is the woman who has that hair the suspect, or is it a case of massive misdirection?

What do a faery godmother and two androids have in common? Evil Stepmothers of course. I hope you enjoy this re-telling of Cinderella.