Stories

The sequel to my popular "Ranch Hands' book (on Amazon and other sites for sale).
This version was written in 2012, but another version was suggested, which was published in 2012 as well.
I've supplied both of them here for you so you can decided, which one should've made the cut?

He walked almost through the whole of the tiny little town he lived in, exasperated, sad, desperate! He wanted something for the two most important people in his life; it just frustrated him that he couldn’t find anything: nothing at all!

Would a stranger bring Christmas magic to Ross at his cabin in the mountains?

A refugee from the Fire Nation has made a life for himself after being rescued by the Southern Water Tribe. He meets Jinn, an Earth Bender burned and scarred from a battle with the Fire Nation.

For the residents of New York City, the Covid-19 pandemic took most by surprise. Schools closed and teens and preteens, used to seeing each other everyday, found themselves instead with parents and siblings. Online conferencing was a poor substitute for human touch and nothing could replace the kiss of a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Dave had enough to worry about with his mother being as a nurse, but when she was admitted to the ICU at Bellevue, his uncles from Seattle and his boyfriend became his lifeline. He couldn't help but wonder, though, what would become of him if she didn't make it.

Morgan Bentley is a bastard. Matthew hates him. Cory is Matthew's best friend but too close to see. When Cory gets an internship at Morgan's father's company things begin to get complicated and then they get dangerous.

Having survived his tour of duty in Iraq during the worst of the fighting, Doc Tompkins was looking forward to returning home and putting the carnage and the horrors of war behind him. Content he was leaving it securely thousands of miles behind him, along with all the chickenshit the US Army can inflict upon its best and brightest.

Going home never looked so good…or did it?

Jerry's a klutz, and Chris has gotten used to taking care of him and keeping him safe. What happens when Chris needs someone to take care of him? Can Jerry manage without injuring himself in the process?

Entry for the special anthology Secrets can Kill.


Pop star Little D has the career he's always dreamed of. The only thing missing is the man who made all this possible. Gus was once the name in the Martian music business. Now he's just a footnote. He lost everything in a tragic accident. He even lost a significant chunk of his memory and every day is a struggle for survival. Can his former lover restore what was lost?

Fear and pain surround Wes. His journey is witnessed and shared by the one person who will never give up on him. He just has to take that first step.