STORIES
THE PERFECT HOST
Ken Walters has the perfect life; family, career, beautiful wife. But when he finds his beloved garden shed infested with rats, he is horrified, and is very eager to defeat them. What he doesn’t recognize is that the real war will take place in his head as he battles insomnia, paranoia and hallucinations. Will he declare victory against the squealing army of vermin, or will his mind be overthrown?
You can read "The Perfect Host" in Mobius Blvd Magazine, Volume 17. Click the link below for access.
You can read "The Perfect Host" in Mobius Blvd Magazine, Volume 17. Click the link below for access.
SPREAD THIN
Wesley Phillips needed to change his life. He was out-of-shape, divorced and lonely. Moving to a new city and starting a new job was going to fix that. But his pursuit of a beautiful stranger set him on a path not only of recovery, but of compassion. After springing into action to save the life of a mysterious old man, he began to feel manipulated. Will he find love in a new romance, or will his misgivings about the old man prove to be warranted?
You can read the print version of "Spread Thin" in Meat for Tea: The Valley Review, Volume 19, Issue 1, or the online version in Books & Pieces Magazine. Click the link below for access.
You can read the print version of "Spread Thin" in Meat for Tea: The Valley Review, Volume 19, Issue 1, or the online version in Books & Pieces Magazine. Click the link below for access.
REFLECTION
Peyton Simmons is on the run–not only from her cruel benefactor, Jack–but from the law. As she becomes increasingly desperate to pay her debt, her risks become more dangerous. When she meets a kind, but naive elderly stranger named Lilith, she sees a way out. As an unlikely friendship grows, Peyton begins to see glimpses of her future self in Lilith. Peyton now faces a choice: take advantage of the old lady and pay her debt, or cut ties with her criminal past by facing Jack. Either way, somebody’s going to get hurt.
You can read "Reflection" in Umbrella Factory Magazine, Issue 72. Click the link below for access.
You can read "Reflection" in Umbrella Factory Magazine, Issue 72. Click the link below for access.
HOW TO MURDER YOUR HUSBAND'S CAT AND GET AWAY WITH IT
Coming soon!
Jennifer Sutcliffe can’t explain her intrusive thoughts. They are sudden and they are violent. Her friends think it’s perimenopause, her doctor thinks it’s prescription medication, Google thinks it’s psychosis and her useless husband doesn’t think anything at all–he would have to pay attention to her to notice. When Jennifer finally figures out the root of her problem, she makes a plan to fix it. As a skilled chef, she is accustomed to concocting recipes for success, but her plot to murder her husband’s malicious cat is doomed to turn out half-baked.
Jennifer Sutcliffe can’t explain her intrusive thoughts. They are sudden and they are violent. Her friends think it’s perimenopause, her doctor thinks it’s prescription medication, Google thinks it’s psychosis and her useless husband doesn’t think anything at all–he would have to pay attention to her to notice. When Jennifer finally figures out the root of her problem, she makes a plan to fix it. As a skilled chef, she is accustomed to concocting recipes for success, but her plot to murder her husband’s malicious cat is doomed to turn out half-baked.
