Stories

When a miniscule planet has a colossal weather problem, the Storm Singer arrives at the 11th hour to save them... until they renege on their payment. A science fiction retelling of Grimm's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" with a darkly modern twist on the fairy tale's ending.

A short novel in ten chapters.

As Ravello slumbers under the grey skies of winter, Gianni and Angelo try to come to terms with looking after their new foster son Sami. Gianni is trying his best, but Sami seems more attached to two local boys who took care of him in the summer.

Meanwhile, teenager Marco’s carefully controlled home life unravels when his father uncovers a truth he has been trying desperately to conceal.

Two reserve flight officers on commerce patrol duty encounter an alien ship unlike anything they’ve seen before. There is only one thing to do, follow protocol and board the ship. Unfortunately, one of them encounters something from the distant past of human existence on Earth.

Life is a series of possibilities and impossibilities. When Sojourner decides to take a long break from his work, his parents, and his mundane life in general, he intends to combat the demon from his past. He travels alone to San Francisco, but plans to make an experiment. He writes a series of letters to a "Perfect Stranger" as he explores the City, and his inner self. Will this be the best year of his life..., or his last?

Alex and I had recently met in Amsterdam and he convinced me to head to Innsbruck with him. This is a short story about beginnings, endings and how things never really end.

A thirty-six year-old man’s reconnection with his estranged family has an unexpected consequence.

There’s a killer on the loose, and everyone in your community is scared. This is startling to you because you sense that the serial murderer is targeting a select class of citizen. Who is he/she and why are they targeting them?

The Sessions is a collection of transcripts containing the conversations and subsequent appointment notes between a Consulting psychiatrist and her new patient. As a transcript, the story is told entirely in dialogue and is set in a small, plainly decorated room. A teak coffee table separates Patient and Doctor. Although not seen, the Doctor will be taking notes throughout, and these can be read at the end of each visit.
While some of the details within the transcripts may not be entirely medically accurate, I have drawn on my extensive experience of being the “patient” in therapy.

The Secrets of Pimsim Cove won 3rd place in the 2011 GA Novella Contest!A great big Thank You to everyone who read and voted for this story.

When Anna McLoughlin’s dad is kidnapped, there is nothing this brave 17 year-old girl won’t do to bring him back home. She finds herself in a fantasy world beyond her wildest dreams, fighting mysterious creatures. Will she find Dad in time? Will she ever reunite her family?

How do you convince teens to do good deeds? By turning it into a contest, of course.