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Venus in 1887 is no paradise. Hardy colonists eke out a meager living cultivating blue Kosh root to ship back to Earth via aether transit, and traders and explorers brave the deadly foliage and even deadlier fauna of the Aphrodite continent's inner forests in search of riches.  Lieutenant Albo...

Beth Harmon dreaded springtime. It was then that the warm winds came to whisper in her husband's ear, once more calling him to far-away lands.

Craig Greene was coasting through life, trying to make a living and be true to his girlfriend Sandy. Then one morning while eating breakfast with his brother, Craig's cell phone is stolen and everything is turned upside down, even the relationship with the woman that he loves. Craig is now forced...

The Phantom of Pilberry Place (13,100 words) A fun, rather rude short story for kids around 10 plus. Schoolboy Sam Fisher has been pumping for years, but is unable to stop. Doctors cannot end his rare problem, which makes finding a girlfriend impossible. One day naughty Uncle Peter finds an old diary...

Competing to be the best, but always never good enough, Camden Jameson lost his way and turned to the Dark Side. He betrayed everyone, including those who now want him dead. Now he’s on the run, and forced to hide . . . but he’s not alone. Undercover agent, Brooklyn Avery has been assigned to...

A rooster raised from a chick wins a place deep in a young woman's heart, while her boyfriend fails to do the same. Published in Primavera, 1999.

A head-over-heels lesbian couple gets a visit from the narrator’s prim and proper mom, who advises them not to be lesbians - but with a surprising tale that casts a spell over their afternoon. Published in CALYX, 2005.

Thirteen more short stories, comprising August Night Approaching Storm, Memories of the Minotaur, Coleslaw, The Work in Progress,Jesus and His Brother,June’s Child,Buck Bartlett: At Home! At Work! At Play!,An American Sadhu,The Pin Man,Recognizing the Stranger, Sycorax and Caliban,Madame Moitessier’s Portrait, and Radiance.

Years after a mysterious plane crash, a woman feared dead is spotted at an anti-war rally. A private investigator named Edgar Willis is hired onto the case, however, he must abandon his virtues after learning of the real destiny of the airplane. As Edgar realizes a conspiracy in the crash, life and the world as he knows it takes an unexpected turn.

Can a young man from New York City with a handicap limp live in a recently found, century old ghost town in the heart of the Nevada desert? Can he exchange New York's four seasons for the continuous heat of the area and trade the feel of City Street’s macadam for the gritty hot sand . . . and can...

When two convicts who were “volunteered” to do a messy clean-up in the home of a tycoon a state senator wants to cultivate are annoyingly mistreated they pretend to escape from a work detail to panic all those involved in illegally using and abusing them with the fear of official investigations...

The 1800 Club is a 21st Century haven for people seeking to escape New York City's frantic pace. Dressed in clothes their ancestors might have worn during the 1800s, members enjoy foods of the period and read periodicals featuring news of a particular date in 1865. However, the 1800 Club also has...

A pair of Fire Eaters meet in 19th Century London. A romance is sparked that proves to be incendiary.

Royce Culhane borrows a car in Jackson Mississippi, heads for the Stateline with his sweetheart Velma, and lands in a cell at Leavenworth prison.