Stories

Adam Cummings returns home after spending four years away at college, two more years at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and then taking even more time to travel in Europe. At first, he doesn’t run into any of the other students he went to high school with, but when he does, he has some unsettling experiences. (Halloween story)

Death has a busy schedule. Harbingers are the ones that track the experience and death of each passing. One such harbinger has a new trainee... it's not going well.

Ashlee Vance is a young lonely attorney living on her own in Washington, DC. When someone sends the perfect woman her way, she has to put her fears and everyone else's doubts behind her to win her best chance at love.

Carry is head over heels for Barry, but things aren't as they seem. When Barry discovers the truth, he helps her without giving away her secret. (Spring 2008 Anthology - Living in the Shadows) This is the 9th story in the Naptown Tales series, which can also be found at Awesome Dude and Nifty. A slightly modified version more suitable for younger teens can be found at Codey’s World. Please see the Introduction for important background info.

When confronted with his family’s bigotry, Reece is faced with the first of many choices. He can continue to tolerate the caustic atmosphere or he can walk away and finally focus on making himself happy. His cousin’s friend Dave unintentionally becomes the catalyst that forces Reece to make a choice. He can only hope it's the right one.

A day in the life of John, a student at Graydon College.

An interlude. A brief story that takes place in what may become Americana.

Hank returns home after getting out of the army when World War II comes to an end, lands a job, and has a family. When he’s taking his three sons out on Halloween night, they begin experiencing some very unusual events – things they can’t explain. When they wake up the next morning, they witness the extent of what they were experiencing the previous evening and learn what was behind it. (Halloween story)

1985 obituary of Paul Bunyan from Wood Enthusiast Monthly.