Category: Short Story

  • Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.3)

    This weekend I am reposting my three part series, Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas, about the Kaszinov Family(portions rewritten). I had fun last year imagining what it would be like to celebrate Christmas in a Russian Mafia family, well, at least a goofy one. These posts were my first #FridayFlash-es. This is Part 3 of 3…

  • Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2)

    This weekend I am reposting my three part series, Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas, about the Kaszinov Family(portions rewritten). I had fun last year imagining what it would be like to celebrate Christmas in a Russian Mafia family, well, at least a goofy one. These posts were my first #FridayFlash-es. This is Part 2 of 3…

  • Fiction: Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.1)

    This weekend I am reposting my (portions rewritten) three part series, Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas, about the Kaszinov Family. I had fun last year imagining what it would be like to celebrate Christmas in a Russian Mafia family, well, at least a goofy one. These posts were my first #FridayFlash-es. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tasha Kaszinov never imagined…

  • The Great Chocolate Conspiracy: Episode 7

    Welcome to The Great Chocolate Conspiracy! Chocolate Digestive biscuits have disappeared from the shelves right across the eastern seaboard of the USA, and now the shortage has spread to London. Detective Chief Inspector Sam Adamson and his international team of investigators from the Metropolitan Police’s Confectionery Crimes Unit (CCU) have been tasked to solve the…

  • Fiction: Pickle Wars: Create Your Own Adventure

    NOTE TO READERS: If you are coming straight to my blog from Twitter, you will want to start this twisted sci-fi tale from the beginning. It all starts with Barry Northern’s Blog. He came up with the idea to have a Create Your Own Adventure story. Segments of the story are written by several bloggers…

  • Fiction: The Power of Art

    Loretta bolted awake at 3:17 a.m.. Her heart raced and head pounded to the beat of sheer panic. She stumbled to her studio wearing the same pajamas and robe she had worn since the night he first appeared. It was time to meet him on the battlefront. She could feel his icy stare and his…

  • Fiction: Iowan Work Ethic

    This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun by clicking on the #FridayFlash banner on my sidebar! ~~~~~~~~~ Beulah bolted through the back pasture as fast as her nine-year-old feet could…

  • Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.5): Two Bosses in Bed

    This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun by clicking on the #FridayFlash banner on my sidebar! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This flash fiction is part of a series called Twisted Family Bonds (follow…

  • Fiction: Ménage à Trois Avant-garde

    Happy Valentine’s Day FridayFlashers! I’m excited to announce my first horror flash! It is published at Flashes in the Dark.  This story is a creepy paranormal romance with humorous twists. I would consider my flash rated PG-17 or maybe even R for the highly sensitive. Here it is: Ménage à Trois Avant-garde This story is also be…

  • Fiction: Twisted Family Bonds (pt.4): Ouch!

    This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun! This flash fiction is part of a series called Twisted Family Bonds (follow the link to read from the beginning). It is a…