Fiction Portfolio

Stories are meant to engage us and to provide temporary escape from the real world. I remember many a stormy night when I became so immersed in a Stephen King thriller that I forgot to be scared, or so intrigued by a Lillian Jackson Braun “Cat Who” mystery that I forgot about necessary chores. 

For me, writing stories is a similar escape, except the characters and situations are my creation. Those characters come from somewhere deep within me, whether the situations are derived from real-life or come from somewhere inside my active imagination.  I love writing a good story as much as I love reading one.   

Click on the images below for excerpts of my published stories.  These, along with my unpublished works, will eventually become part of a short story collection.

THE WRONG ADDRESS
THE WRONG ADDRESS
The wrong place, the right moment.

 

 

IMAGE SOFTBALL CRUSH
THE SOFTBALL CRUSH
Sometimes the game is a crush, with a twist.

 

 

IMAGE THE BICYCLE
THE BICYCLE
A bike means something to a kid, minus tragedy.

 

 

THE FAVOR
THE FAVOR
A favor asked unabashed with unintended realization.

 

 

IMAGE THE OTHER ME
THE OTHER ME
Shoes matter, and it’s not about the size.