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Free Necromancer Novella – Saved by the Rat

For the month of February, you can download 7 Workplace-romance novellas from various authors for free from Book Funnel. And when I was asked to contribute, what I came up with was a contemporary-paranormal (was supposed to be just contemporary. Oops) set in the modern-day Necromancer world. Robin I’ve been managing my uncle’s secondhand building-supply center long enough to know that I need to make an impression on new employees first. I’m five-foot-two and skinny … Read more

Sunday Stories – Holiday Traditions

My Sunday story – once again stretched past Facebook tolerances so here is this year’s version of a holiday story, and very best wishes for a happy holiday season to you all.   Holiday Traditions   “Excuse me, Doc?” I looked up from my tablet, not sorry to have someone interrupting year-end inventory. No matter how smart the system was supposed to be, I still had to count the syntha-skin patches and analgese-tab bottles by … Read more

Sunday Stories – And the Truth Shall Set You Free

Hey folks, once again, Facebook decided original fiction 3600 words long must be “trying to get likes in a deceptive way” and pulled it as spam. Which is a win for you folks NOT on Facebook, since this week’s story is here once again.     And the Truth Shall Set You Free Adam “Maybe this is a bad idea.” I froze in the doorway to the small cafe. Mark grabbed my arm to keep … Read more

Sunday stories – It’s a Date

And once again, Facebook has decided my short story must be spam. So here’s the story for Sunday Dec 1, 2024. (Note – there is now a part 2 to this story here on my website – link is at the bottom.)   It’s a Date Marshall I could tell he was a newbie at one glance. His hair was clean, for one thing. He sat at the table in front of his tray of … Read more

Cowboy Dreams – a short story

This was one of my past stories on my FB group – FB took it down as “spam” so I’m posting it here instead. Cowboy Dreams (NSFW) There was someone new sitting at the bar, his back to me. In the only gay-friendly place within a hundred miles of Dover’s Ridge, that sure made me perk up and take notice. Nice broad shoulders, trim waist, moderate-length hair a dark color in the low lights, styled … Read more

NRRR Story – Fake Boyfriend’s Choice

I’m attending the Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat event in Toronto this weekend, and as part of my salon this morning, I had some folks propose a writing prompt for me. They came up with Blake, a 25-year-old bus driver, and Alex, an older town hall clerk, with fake dating, age gap, a beanbag chair, and a cat named Poe. So here is that story.   . Fake Boyfriend’s Choice Alex hid a yawn behind one … Read more

A Holiday Story

Hi folks – if you haven’t yet read my story from Thanksgiving on this blog last week STOP and read it first – it’s the first half of this story with the meet-cute, and you can find it here: THANKSGIVING  – Serendipity- Part 1 And for those who have, here’s – Christmas Holiday – Serendipity – Part 2 Serendipity – part 2 Joe   I pulled off three layers of silly-elf wrapping paper and opened … Read more

A Thanksgiving meet-cute story

**There is a link to part 2 – Christmas – at the end of this story** Serendipity Adrien   “Excuse me. Are you Scott?” I jumped and turned. The man lit by the parking lot floodlights was a total stranger. Sadly, because he was gorgeous. “No, sorry. I’m Adrien.” “Oh.” His shoulders slumped. “Sorry to have bothered you.” I’d have continued on my way in the doors, but as the man turned away I thought … Read more

Halloween story in 2 parts

Hey folks, this is one I put on my FB Group for Halloween 2022, but I figured I might share it here this year, for folks who aren’t on FB. (content warning for captivity) I hope you all have a great Halloween, and take the chance to be whomever you want on this particular holiday.   Promises to Keep “Don’t go to the cemetery tonight.” Joel lays a hand on my arm. “Its been twenty … Read more

Sunday Story – Our Own Way

Once again FB ditched this as spam so here’s this week’s story – a certain secondary character began nudging me for page time, but I’m not writing him a book, so I gave him a little space here to play.   Our Own Way   The clear high C from Brody’s flute pierced the stillness of the auditorium as ten thousand fans held their breaths and leaned into the plaintive ending of “Fathoms Deep.” He … Read more