There's always something going on at Corey House, whether snooty and entitled guests, or an elephnt on her way to a sanctuary three states away, complete with entourage. Why an Elephant? Jenda doesn't...

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...

The combined stories from the short collections Monday is Winter and Other Stories and Home Is What You Make It. Ten stories that look at what makes a home, and places far from home, and whoever or whatever...

Josephina's church has just received a shipment of glass bowls. Nobody knows who ordered them, nobody wants them, nobody has a use for them, but there they are. Josephina tries to make the best of them,...

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...

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...

Amanda's very persuasive and Orlando's not much for turning down free food, so when she asks him to get the blueberries out of the freezer, he is glad to help. But when she asks him to help her bury the...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Santiago's back... and now he is harassing Alexander and Eden. They've just finished all the renovations on their dream house and owe money to everybody in the city, it seems like. He might be one of...

Nanna Austrani has been following the dragon from the Olmecs to the Mound Builders and back. She's come to the serpent's temple at last. But her guide is not all he seems to be. Will the temple itself...

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...

Beam Mahoney just woke up in a place she doesn't recognize, next to the last person she ever wanted to wake up next to. Where is she, and how did she get here? who are these people? And can she get 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...

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...

Claudia Weber's little town is under seige. Someone has been committing minor crimes on the entire populace, like grafitti and vandalism. Annoying and inconvenient ad expensive to repair or clean up,...