Stories

Set in a mirror version of the 14th century, Paladin's plague has turned the world into a wasteland. With time running out and a war brewing, Commander Gil'eppsie races for Pen’thorpe Keep; mysterious dark forces are at work, and Catholicism is on the rise.

A rather dark tale, at least in the first part.

Written using Prompt 532

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and four for a boy.

Five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told.

I am sure many of you, like me, learned this children's nursery rhyme about magpies. According to an old superstition, the number of magpies seen predicts whether you will have good or bad luck. Something I came across subsequently, was the existence of many variations on this rhyme, some more sinister than the children’s version.

One of those is incorporated into this short story about boyhood abuse.

Aiden, 16 year old. Wandering through school. Over coming obstacles and relationship(s).

Benjamin and his best friend Ethan's short vacation in a remote beach town takes a dark turn when a stranger knocks on their door. A story about deep, personal trauma and the unimaginable lengths one will go to save a loved one.

It was Christmas Eve and the day before his birthday but Ricky was afraid to go home. Alone, abused and confused, was there no one to help him conquer his fear?

All Brandon wants is to help his friend. All Jordan wants is to make Brandon understand. Two very different boys are brought together by an unbelievable gift…the ability to turn dreams into reality. (Formerly known as I Hate Sundays).

Highborn Francis Gray and lowborn Edward Bardshaw were once at the verge of a life-defining love… until the Imperial fleet destroyed their home and separated them. A decade later, fate sees fit to reunite them amidst a backdrop of political intrigue and surging public unrest. Can they rekindle their old spark? And if so, can it resist the echoes of history? After all, ten years is a long time, and neither Fran nor Ed are who they once were…

A young man from the city has great ideas for redeveloping his late uncle's quaint, rural house and its garden. A present he finds in the attic changes everything ...

Daniel Jamison belongs to Delta Gamma Phi fraternity and they’re planning to hold a party on Halloween night. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and you’ll have to read this short story it you want to discover what went wrong.