Read Short stories
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
A young girl from a poor coal mining family in small town USA dreams of having a pair of pretty and unpractical black patent leather shoes that her family can't afford.
A young man falls so deeply in love that he cannot continue living when it ends.
An overweight teen who feels ugly eventually blossoms into a successful young woman and 'lands' her high school crush.
The retellin' of a story passed from slave to slave 'bout an evil slave owner who got 'is comeuppance, 'n the ol' slave who gave it to 'im 'n how.
A routine Friday bus ride to work turns to tragedy and then goes from bad to worse as the day progresses, building suspense to a surprise ending.
A near adult teen wants to avoid growing up and taking on responsibility but isn't quite sure how. Being kicked out of his second home forces him to take stock.
A maturing man interacts with a female co-worker and reflects on his days as a caregiver for the elderly and insane as he imagines his own future.
A teen with divorced parents describes a custody struggle and the time she spends living with relatives.
A famous wild West gunslinger gets hired to investigate a big gold heist in Crescent City.
A man returns to the charred remains of his childhood home and remembers the lives lived there.
Safari into Ranthambhore National Park.