Short Stories I Wrote...

• Against The Current (Disability/Resilience) Beth uses sports as a form of therapy, which becomes her career choice.
• Beyond The Glass (Horror/Pagan) Tom, a Pagan commuter, experiences a terrifying encounter with an evil entity through his subway reflection and must destroy the mirror to escape.
• Broken Heart (Grief/Loss) The narrator learns a valuable lesson, never ask a question if you are not prepared for the answer.
• Cross The Bridge (Drama/Pagan) A young woman dies and crosses over to join her waiting family on the other side.
• Drifting Apart (Drama/Marital) John and Alice take a vacation in an attempt to rekindle their faultering relationship.
• Go Fast (Sci-Fi/Loss) Mysterious spheres are discovered on Earth and humans foolishly fear the worst.
• Icy Embrace (War/Pagan) A Finnish soldier meets the Winter Goddess during a harsh blizzard, gaining profound insights about life and death.
• In The Olden Days (Comedy/Folk) Two stories: one about life before the invention of sunglasses, and another about poverty and hardship.
• Kidnapped (Disability/Thriller) Jim, a man with schizophrenia, recounts being kidnapped, from his perspective.
• Kitchen Door (Drama/Mystery) Otis murders his family and later hangs himself, decades later, Mike discovers the truth.
• Not Abandoned (Drama/Family) An adopted boy dreams of his birth mother, who eventually contacts him, bringing hope and reconciliation.
• Occasional Envelopes (Drama/Loss) Anne grieves her husband and later reconciles with her son, Adam, who had a role in her husband's death.
• Senior Year (Disability/Achievement) A young man defines himself and graduates high school with his younger brother.
• Shoreline (Romance/Loss) A man reflects on the loss of his love decades ago, revisiting their cherished beach memories.
• Snowfall (Grief/Trauma) A woman reflects on escaping an abusive relationship during a painful Christmas season.
• Static (Disability/Loss) When Linda is diagnosed with Schizophrenia at age 24, her world changes forever.
• The Iron Crown (Fantasy/Political) A queen recounts her ruthless rise to power and the toll it has taken on her soul.
• The Morning Star (Drama/Adventure) The sole survivor of an Arctic expedition recounts the tragic fate of his shipmates to a potential rescuer.
• The Story Of Lisa (Drama/Friendship) Jim befriends a developmentally disabled girl, reconnects with her years later, and reflects on the lessons she taught him.
• Vigil For The Little Ones (Drama/Loss) An Army veteran supports his grandson in the NICU, witnessing other families struggles and finding strength in unity.
• Welcoming Dawn (Drama/Uplifting) Due to a snowstorm, Greg and Alicia deliver baby Dawn together at home.

Things I Did Not Write (but are really good)...

• Meditations (War/Reflection) - An emperor writes personal notes which, after his death, became the stoic toolkit used throughout the world.
• Porodica (War/Family) - A photographer shares the true meaning of family through the lens of communal history.
• The Story Of My Life (Disability/Uplifting) - An autobiography about Helen Keller, a girl trapped in a world of silence and darkness.