This ranch house in the middle of nowhere was a godsend, as Roger Thompson and Elena Mercado had no idea where they were or how long it would take to get there.  These kindly people took them in, offered...

Pearl Waidler works from home, if you could call a repurposed hotel room home.  It's not much, but it's what she has, sharing with her very significant other, Nicky Lightfoot. They make do with what they...

John’s down to the last day on his rent and one whole moldy sandwich to eat. To add insult to injury, somebody left a bowling ball on the kitchen table. John’s never seen it before, didn’t know how it...

Jason Davies considers himself the head wrangler of his little community's sanctuary island, responsible for keeping his people happy, safe, and well. They're all settled in for the long winter, as prepared...

Amanda Levinson and Sidar Nguyen are new in Little Port, and being the new people in a small town, it was inevitable they would meet: the lady in the lighthouse and the man from Oz. And then Amanda picks...

Five stories about meeting strangers and the lessons they migh have to teach: a boy on the cusp of manhood, a rat who leads his human to sanctuary, an apartment full of strangers, a man lost in the citrus...

A collection of short stories from the first person that includes peeing on one’s own tires, tracking down an annoying chirp, playing a child’s game for the fate of the world, a fascinating encounter...

What happens when you meet yourself? Would you trust what you saw? What happens when you want to leave but you can't find the door? And just who are all these people who like me more than I do? A story...

A king has many responsibilities, and not all of them are enjoyable. What would you rather do, fight for your country or babysit? Make up your mind, please.

Leaders shouldn't act like spoiled children, but Yod is seriously thinking about turning them both over his knee. The fate of the world depends on their cooperation but they'd rather call each other names....

Magda of Ferrin is on her way to Delta City to fill the marriage contract she made with Armin of Pothrin. She’s been looking forward to this for a long time. However, the Great River stands at flood,...

Darrel Bigelow gave himself one year to tidy up his affairs. He thought he'd gotten rid of everything he didn't need, but life conspired to give him more: new friends, old friends, new people in his life,...

That strange little foreign nun had started all this, started Adini Smith Bronze and Savini Housekeeper Bronze on this trip, telling Adini she was meant for greater things. Adini didn't give her too much...

How do you create a civilization? How can ragged, desperate refugees work together to put the world back together again, after the old one has been destroyed? Will some of them rise to the occasion and...

Magda does not want this city boy that Armin gives her, but it’s take him in or leave him to starve in the open country. On her way to Crossroads, she finds out just how important he is to the balance...

Xhavean's the only sane man in the house and that description is questionable on the best days. Today's not the best of days. He has three civilians to get to shelter, but how can he get these people...

The old parish house has seen everything and everyone come and go over the years. It also has all the usual problems with old buildings, like easily clogged plumbing. Jesus is the lucky soul who gets...

Five Stories examining how some people get along -- or don't -- with their fellow humans: Rains in Their Season: Arjuna and Deliya are the last of their family, surviving in a decaying old mansion. Arjuna...

A short collection of five stories featuring encounters between people and animals and ...other things.Old Maid -- Tilly's reading her cards in the park and it's all going just fine, until she gets a...

Life is hard in the prison camp. There's back breaking work every day, and never enough food. But the inmates have formed a community of their own and they support each other as much as they can, even...

It's the end of the world as we know it, and we don't feel fine. Mollty Cook wants to escape he island before the volcano blows them all to smithereens. Rowan wants her to come and sight see some bridge,...

Eugene has a broken spring. Without the spring he has no water. Without the water he will have to sell his home and go elsewhere. His buddy Eddie offers to lend him some of his children to see what they...

Eden's so called friends locked her in the witch's house. The leader, Angelica, stole a knick knack from the witch's house to prove she was there. How can Eden get herself out of this mess, when Angelica...

Every day is a jewel: most are flawed, some are perfect, but every one is precious.If you think nothing ever happens around here, you'd be sadly mistaken. Between escapee heifers, runaway children, morning...

Abuela's guardian angel and That Woman's guardian angel have decided they are in love and they are sending gifts to each other. Unfortunately they send each other really inappropriate gifts and Mark is...

Jane's up for a promotion, or maybe just a raise, that would let her afford more than the basics. She just has to complete this project, work together with the office queen bee and her acolyte, and save...

Magda of Ferrin had been promised the Sunset Ocean, and she is going to claim it. She has to earn a living first, trading goods between far flung settlements in hard to reach places. With a load of goods...

A short collection of stories examining the idea of home.What happens when the previous tenant won't leave?What's the point of arguing with an inanimate object?Why does wrestling with demons make such...

Paul Arsenault has been hired at the last minute to oversee security for this wedding. He's not secured a wedding before, but even so, there are things that don't quite add up for this one. Nobody will...

Easy thinks he found a pretty good deal, here at the bottom of the world. He's got a lab partner and best buddy, he has the ice, and nobody (well, hardly anybody) to fuss at him for not being social or...