Read Short stories
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
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.
An young woman and an old woman, each planning suicide, chance to meet on a train, on their way to end it all, and try to talk each other out of it.
Small decisions and choices make all the difference in the lives of these characters. Or do they?
A dying young man looks back on his childhood and remembers a special tree.
The wedding of a poor clerk's daughter to a wealthy man's son stirs up lots of gossip and speculation among the ladies of the community.
A young Philippine woman tries to find a way to survive after the death of both her parents.
A wife & mother struggles with lack of fulfillment and the drudgery of her daily routine as she agonizes over what might have been.
A girl climbs her favorite tree in a rainstorm and waxes philosophical with a boy who wonders what she is doing up a tree in a rainstorm.
Twleve jurors are brutally murdered after their "not guilty" verdict sets the defendant free.
Children bake cookies to send to soldier's in Iraq, and get a memorable visit from a veteran soldier.
When Ben saw the small silver thing heading for him, he tried to move out of the way but it hit him in the middle of the forehead and the lights went out.
My story is about a spoiled rich boy that gets a visit from aliens to teach him to be humble.