Come for Adventure. Stay for the Ride!
Mary had brushed off her mother’s warning about the shortcut through the woods. Footsteps crunched in the snow behind her. She had been stalked. He grabbed her by the arm. “Gotcha! I’ll give you a head start, little girl. Ready? GO!” She bolted from the shabbily dressed man. Rounding the corner of the old mill,... Continue Reading →
Alice hurried along the path of the ancient forest in fading light. Listening to her elders and obeying were two different things and now she was hungry and lost. As night descended, fog slithered like silent serpents through the understory. She stopped in her tracks as it wrapped around her narrow ankles and swallowed the... Continue Reading →
She collapsed on the sofa, kicked off her red boots and threw the boat key on top of the coffee table. She remembered the movie Die Hard and dug her toes into the cool carpet. I need a drink. While stumbling into the small kitchen, her head drummed to the beat of her heart. Her... Continue Reading →
James hid it under a log hoping to forget, but the memory taunted him. He returned to work as if nothing had happened, but that cawing crow; it never left him alone. He could hear its call while he moved boxes in the warehouse. It glared with its beady yellow eye when he left the... Continue Reading →
Cheryl screamed and threw her dead cellular phone. It hit the dirt floor and then skittered under the wooden table. How long will I last out here with no water? After a couple of shots of tequila, signing up seemed like such a great idea. She wanted everyone to recognize her name and now it... Continue Reading →
After she plopped down in the recliner and rubbed her tired feet, the hallway clock chimed twelve times. What a crazy day. So many friends had attended and she smiled knowing new acquaintances had been made. As she looked around at the empty wine and champagne bottles, beer cans and glasses, her heavy eyelids shut.... Continue Reading →
While Jane examined her reflection in the mirror, panic slapped her perfect, oval face. Her heart raced with the rush of adrenaline. She took the elevator to the lobby and walked across the street. After checking through security, Jane stopped to take a deep breath before turning the doorknob and entering the vortex. Caught in... Continue Reading →
Sunlight flickered through the leaves of the maple tree creating moving patterns on the sidewalk. The swish of leaves seemed like ancient melodic music filtering down from above. While looking up at its canopy, she heard the warning call of a robin protecting its nest. She continued her work with urgency. As she struggled with... Continue Reading →
Chapter 1 - High Hopes "Now, let me see. Wash the windows.” Minnie’s list-making was interrupted by a low rumble. “Is it the end of days? On April 20th?” She shuffled over to the window in her pink fluffy slippers and peered out at the dust storm rising up over the hill. “Oh my, oh... Continue Reading →
