Short Stories

Alex Armstrong wanted to become a policeman his entire life. His father was a cop who had been killed in the line of duty on Alex’s fifth birthday. The first call Alex responded to as a rookie cop was to retrieve an errant cat from beneath a woman’s house. A short time later Alex learns that his dad’s first call was to retrieve an errant cat from beneath the same woman’s house twenty years earlier. Every detail of the call Alex made was exactly the same, from the description of the cat’s owner, to the name of the cat. That’s only the beginning of several eerie similarities that parallel Alex’s career with that of his dead father. 

Janet and Frank, two perfectly incompatible people married for all the wrong reasons. Is it any wonder that the marriage is crumbling? Almost fifty percent of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. Are these two statistically doomed?

What is he looking for? What is she looking for? If they find it will it be worth it, or will it kill one of them, or both of them?

Henry and Gladys are two senior citizen contract killers for hire who travel in a luxurious motor home. In this tale the couple aren't contracted, they're do this killing  for free because, well, the guy just need killing. The tale starts in a high end restaurant in Santa Fe, NM where the Henry and Gladys witness the guys abusive behavior. The kindly old couple are cleaning up America killing one bad guy at a time.

John Ray Washington was a ne'er-do-well who found himself being charged with attempted murder with malice for tossing his girlfriend into an abandoned well. Did he do it, or was he innocent? His annoying habit of eating light bulbs caused his lawyer some serious consternation as he tried to prepare John Ray's defense. Adding to the challenge is a nefarious Sheriff running for re-election. A comical read based on a true story that took place in McKinney Texas.

Several stories are in the works. Check back often to see what's new.

Several stories are in the works. Check back often to see what's new.