Cecilia is at a crossroads after her divorce. In this short story, she decides to go alone on the road trip to the Grand Canyon that she had originally planned on taking with her husband. The trip opens...

Rye Gannon, a private investigator hanging her shingle in Denver, Colorado, discovers she has atalent for sensing magic.The Harpocrates Society, a secret organization, hires her to use that talent to...

Rowan O'Donnell is nervous about being the center of attention at the gallery opening for her photography, but also excited for her future - until she is forced to endure the sight of gallery owner, Harry...

Rowan suspects a young neighbor of stealing packages off her and other neighbors' front porches. She's a good kid and Rowan enlists the help of Twist, her loyal dog, to help find out the reason and find...

A professional photographer who won't back down from a mystery when friends or family are in trouble - even if her own life is in danger - Rowan O'Donnell is a woman to be taken seriously.Whether it's...

Children face many dangers in the world, some old and some new. How do we protect them and ourselves? And most importantly, teach them to protect themselves?This story centers around an event in the Mt....

The art of making perfumes has long fascinated writers and the public. Just the very act of smelling another person can be intimate and profound.Scientists have long said that our sense of smell can trigger...

It's not unusual for an artist to fall in love with his model and muse. But in this short story, when the sculptor, Perry, is separated from his muse by her death, their love becomes eternal in a surprising...

Viktor, a tracker, is called in to a grisly scene in a Minnesota state forest. An illegal poacher has been murdered and the hope is that Viktor can track the murderer through the woods so that the dangerous...

This short story first appeared in the collection Her West. A woman decides to leave her home in the middle of the night with no destination. Just aimlessly driving until her car runs out of gas and she...

Previously published in the short story collection, Her West, this is a story about a young woman's history project that results in a grisly and sorrowful discovery. Not all old and abandoned houses hold...

Samantha, a young traveler is on her first trip to Spain and her first vacation outside of her home in the United States. The strangeness of her surroundings begins to wear on her and she looks forward...

Night guard, Chester Chatterly, believes he is following the lights and sounds of teenagers playing in the woods when he heads into an abandoned mine. The truth is much more treacherous in this short,...

Martina and Jim make the surprising find of an Indian burial in the New Mexico desert, but before they can sell the treasure, they are haunted by mysterious visions. Can Martina make things right before...

A short memoir of lessons learned in the kitchen and garden of the author's grandmother. The influence of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl is seen in lessons of work, food and generosity.

An artist lost to time in the jungles of India, a missing, security guard, and a damaged painting. Le Tigre is a short story about a painting come to life, in a most horrible way.

Civilization has crumbled and small groups of people have banded together to survive. At a small ranch in Colorado, Gloria prepares for a Christmas celebration but runs into danger when an armed stranger...

In the dusty and hot parking lot of a local tavern, a young woman is overcome with a memory from her childhood that causes her to reconsider her relationship and her future in a small town in Colorado.

The public library was going to be closed Christmas Day. The church shelter nearby was closed as well for Christmas Eve and Christmas night. With no day or evening shelter available for the street people...

In this short story, Jim wakes up one morning into a day of silence. The hustle and bustle of the city is gone - and so are the electricity and motor vehicles that run the world.How does he respond? How...

This short story is a reverie about winter snow, the night skies, the mountains. And it is about loneliness and longing.This was first published on the Author's website as a Christmas gift for her readers...

In this short story, fourteen-year-old pianist, Katherine Browning, is preparing for a piano competition. She loves music and the poetry of sound, but she misses spending time with friends. The stress...

Fierce winter winds blow across the prairie and fill this small town on the Colorado plains with tumbleweeds and damage.Told through the eyes of a young boy, the town pulls together to help neighbors...

This short story is about a young teen who is preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation in her Church. She must learn how to deal with her feelings of disappointment and anger towards the parish priest...

Rowan O'Donnell is a professional photographer who can't turn away from a mystery if her friends or family are in peril - even if it means her own life becomes endangered.In Ambient Light, she has temporarily...

In this short story that takes place during the 2020 pandemic, a young boy discovers a mysterious power hidden within his sidewalk chalk drawings. The power's terrible consequences force him to make a...

A family learns how intelligent and frighteningly devoted crows can be when a young girl befriends a family of the birds. This short story takes place in Denver, Colorado, where the danger that lurks...

Two young women survive a flash flood. During their adventure they find a hidden cave full of drawings of animals and symbols done by ancient people.The artwork connects them in place and time to the...

A young woman in France in 1964 has a dream of being a clothing designer. During the day, she works as a seamstress in the atelier of a large fashion house. At night, she works at making her dreams come...

What happens when you don't take charge of your destiny? One young woman tries to survive the challenge of her life when a mountain hike becomes a life and death struggle.