Finding Balance is a Balancing Act

“The best lies to tell are the ones people want to believe.” This interesting quote is from Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey (not the 50 kind). The following musings are not about that book (which is great, and I love Continue reading Finding Balance is a Balancing Act

Helluva Rail

Helluva Rail is a spooky flash fiction featured in Jolene Haley’s Beware! Dark Seas Halloween 2018 showcase. Check out the full showcase here. I had fun writing this little fiction and tried to think of something that would truly scare me. Continue reading Helluva Rail

The Boathouse

It was more than a place where the Keller’s pontoon boat bobbed in its dark shelter. Margaret rarely thought about the boat. Rarely accompanied her husband on his little fishing jaunts around the lake. The boathouse was Margaret’s retreat. An Continue reading The Boathouse

Brady Wilkes

Brady Wilkes slouched on his couch in front of the TV, chain smoking and nursing his fifth beer of the day. What little hair he had left was dark gray from oil and sweat; deep creases emphasized his permanent scowl. Continue reading Brady Wilkes

Ring Twice the Bell

Their future was as safe as a promise. This wasn’t the way it was supposed to happen. It was a simple starter home. It was just a used up old house waiting to be made new again by young lovers. Continue reading Ring Twice the Bell