This is a 5 minute read. There is a man in a black hat watching the neighbour's house.I am watching him watch them.

This is a 10 minute read. She's declined 479 marriage proposals from the man she loves. Now he's got her to the altar, and she's regretting it.

An old man rescues her son from drowning.  From his hospital bed, can he rescue her, too?This is a 12 minute read. Stories in the MINUTE READS collection are perfect little breaks in your day when you...

This is a 5 minute read. Hector may be dead, but that doesn't mean he can't stick around, does it? Stories in the MINUTE READS collection are perfect little breaks in your day when you don't have time...

Chancey is ready for a romantic adventure.Simon is everything she wants: mysterious, gorgeous, and full of unexpected fun.But her friends keep trying to tell her something isn't quite right.What could...

With great shoes comes great power. No one knows this more than Nikki Knox, whose great footwear give her confidence to meet any challenge.In these four stories, Nikki faces down the office bully, gets...

You learn what's most important when you're about to lose everything.As a forest fire moves ever closer to Laketon, Delia is on evacuation alert when her best friend, her dog Zuzu, disappears into the...

One obnoxious English teacher.Twelve Tales of his death.Norton Edwards, English department head,is the reigning despot in Canterbury High.This year, his colleagues have had enough.This year, they're getting...

What would you do to defend your family?Between his estranged dad coming into town and a class mate's attacks, Kieran has a lot to deal with.  After standing up for his mom and sister, he's in trouble...

Nikki Knox's new office assistant is creating waves.  Can Nikki and Kip save their jobs?

In this short story, Nikki Knox struggles in a world that seems out to get her, until a blue box arrives with the power to change things.

Come meet the teen residents of Laketon in this collection of four novellas.  BACK AT YOU:14 year old Kieran defends his family and assaults a classmate. Actions have consequences, but Kieran will stand...

Things at the office have settled down, and Mr. Holmes sends Nikki on an adventure where she meets the gorgeous and gregarious Marx Renard.  Can she help falling for him?  Should she?  Will those romantic...

First, their nemesis Richard is missing.Then body parts start arriving in the mail.Can the power of great shoes save the day for Nikki Knox and her assistant, Kip? A 25 minute read.

In Laketon, the saying is that hockey players either take away the local girls or leave them pregnant.  It was always a joke to Kieran, until it's his fourteen-year-old little sister who's left behind....

This is a 5 minute read. Young Fergus takes seriously his responsibilities both as 'man' of the house and as a descendent of the fearsome Picts.  Trespassers beware!

A drabble countdown to Christmas Day!Re-live the childhood fun of a tidbit to savour each day through the advent season from December 1-25.A drabble is a 100 word story.  In this book, turn the page each...

Strange coins, crumpled paper, antique watches – a few of many little treasures shipped to a curious collective of writers, challenging them to tell us a story. The writers of the Damn Book Done group...

Not all shifters turn into magnificent, terrifying beasts. Life presents particular mortifications when your alternate form is a dung beetle or a bumblebee. Despite the complications and challenges, even...

Through these pages glide the undead.A chess player. A cookWriters. Students. Teachers. Lovers.The cursed. The damned.The grief-stricken. The penitant.The vengeful. The merciful. Ghostly features 13 haunting...

Whether seeking asylum, travelling between homes, or studying abroad, these poems shimmer and roar with the chaos, beauty, and astonishment that come with crossing borders. The impetus for crossing varies,...