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1. The Monkeys reviews

He is having a difficult time dealing with all the poverty around him until a troop of monkeys cheers him up. But were they even there?

Fiction: Fable - Rated: K - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 787 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-21-12 - Complete

2. The Hero: A Sports Parable reviews

A teenager did everything his professional baseball hero did. Everything.

Fiction: Fable - Rated: K - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 526 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-21-12 - Complete

3. Trapped

Charles Rinehart killed his wife and the reporter wants to understand the why. This is an experimental story written in all dialog from just one point of view. Two people are interviewed about this murder. We hear only the answers, though, not the questions.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,666 - Published: 8-11-12

4. Time Heals All Wounds

The man that raped Carson's mother and killed his father has been released from jail. Carson, a graduate research assistant in theoritical physics, is determined to right the wrong this man has done to his family. And the current experiment in time travel may just be the way.

Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,524 - Published: 8-11-12 - Complete

5. The Knife in the Stone reviews

Ian MacCullum is just passing through St. Louis county when he hears the screams. He goes to investigate and comes face to face with something from his ancestors' legends.

Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,663 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-11-12 - Complete

6. Look Before Leaping reviews

Yes, Larson killed that woman. He had to. He had to feed. Now, if he could only convince the court system that it was not murder.

Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,705 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-11-12 - Complete

7. For Slaying Evil Monsters

Eight year old Brandon Marsh is not at all crazy about his mother's new husband, but there's really nothing he can do about it. But, when his mother and her new husband go on their honeymoon, his uncle gives him a mysterious toy he got in Hong Kong. Could this toy be the answer to Brandon's problems? Inspired by the movie Gremlins.

Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,731 - Published: 8-11-12 - Complete

8. Footsteps in the Snow reviews

Sandy Harper needed a change. She was tired of her husband. And she thought she had the perfect plan on how to get rid of him. But then what are those footsteps in the snow approaching her house?

Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,647 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-11-12 - Complete

9. Questions and Answers reviews

In a small golf resort bar in Michigan, Frank Lane just happens to run into Alex O'Brien. Alex engages Frank in their favorite game of questions and answers. That night's topic - someone in the bar is a hired killer and someone is the mark. He gives Frank three questions he can ask other than directly who the people are.

Fiction: Thriller - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,871 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-21-12 - Complete

10. Mother's Comfort

Set in Allahaba, India, this is the story of a little girl named Munni and her mother, who are beggars. It's magical realism and was originally written for a workshop I took on Magical Realism.

Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,477 - Published: 7-21-12 - Complete

11. Motherly Love

My Marble Hill mysteries are generally inspired by a true crime that I've heard or read about. This one is my take on the Jon Benet murder.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,373 - Published: 7-21-12 - Complete

12. The First Time reviews

Amber and Nicky had the perfect plan to get rich. Only the widow Margarat Ashford didn't die as easily as they had hoped.

Fiction: Horror - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,215 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-21-12 - Complete

13. Pursued Through Fairyland

A Mercedes sports car, Bryce Canyon, and a high speed chase. This was originally a contest piece where Mercedes was the sponsor.

Fiction: Thriller - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,477 - Published: 6-25-12 - Complete

14. Human Trials reviews

There is only one thing that Adam wants and that is his own child. He's willing to try anything to achieve his dream. But something has gone wrong.

Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,167 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-25-12 - Complete

15. Double Jepardy reviews

A Jake Sledge mystery. Jeopardy DuPree comes to seek Jake's help to stop her sister from mudering her father. Can you find all the game show references? Answer key at the end.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,035 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-25-12 - Complete

16. Descent Into Madness

Hallucinations or are they really after him?

Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 898 - Published: 6-25-12 - Complete

17. Holiday Cheer

George "Lefty" Bruder has lost a good friend and companion. Holly Day has been murdered. And it looks like the work of the serial killer dubbed the "Finger Killer". But Bruder isn't convinced so he sets out to find the killer.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,188 - Published: 6-12-12 - Complete

18. The Hole In One

Jimmy McCormick has always beaten the odds. But now, he's faced with odds that may be unbeatable. And if he doesn't beat these odds, he loses his life.

Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,930 - Published: 6-12-12 - Complete

19. Sudden High Pressure

Marble Hill Police Chief Tom Petrosky must determine who shot George Oakley with his Tom's gun. There are only five possibilities and none of them make sense to Tom.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,042 - Published: 6-11-12 - Complete

20. I Will Not Hate, I Will Not Persecute

An old man teaches Jimmy Jackson a tough lesson about persecution.

Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,133 - Published: 6-11-12 - Complete

21. The Greatest Gift

All little Peter wants to do is deliver a gift to his grandpa, hoping that by doing so, he can reconcile the hurt between his parents and his grandpa.

Fiction: Spiritual - Rated: K - English - Spiritual/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,422 - Published: 6-11-12 - Complete

22. The Line

One thousand years ago, the world's most powerful wizards joined forces to stop the bloody war. They created two realms - one good and one evil and put a river between the two. They also put a guardian in charge of each realm. Now, Gabriel the Good and Eduardo the Evil are discontent with their roles and want a change.

Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,263 - Published: 6-5-12 - Complete

23. Spiritual Guidance

Marble Hill Police Chief, Tom Petrosky discovers a prisoner hanging in his cell. Simple suicide or something more sinister. Maybe the apparition he sees in the cell will help him figure it out. He's either going nuts or recieving help from beyond.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,127 - Published: 6-5-12 - Complete

24. Fireworks

Nathan and Pedja live a half a world away and both experience "fireworks" in very different ways.

Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,860 - Published: 6-5-12 - Complete

25. Morning Call

Bobby gets a call from his ex-girlfriend. She wants to see him, but Bobby has no interest. He should have met with her. The first morning call is only the beginning of the nightmare.

Fiction: Thriller - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,447 - Published: 6-5-12 - Complete

26. A Day at the Fair

Andrew Claxton is visiting the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. He gets more than he bargained for when he goes into the exhibit called "The Hereafter."

Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,607 - Published: 5-23-12 - Complete

27. Creation

Trey Richardson, the captain of the starship Galaxy II has his faith tested when his ship comes through a wormhole into a new solar system.

Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,182 - Published: 5-23-12 - Complete

28. Nothing but the Best

Cisco the Cat is on the prowl trying to discover who murdered the math teacher.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,975 - Published: 5-23-12 - Complete

29. Buried Feelings reviews

Has Suzanne finally found the perfect guy? Dennis seems to be all that she's every wanted. But what skeletons are hidden in his closet? Includes an alternative ending. Let me know which one you like better.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,209 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-16-12 - Complete

30. Just a Brief Encounter reviews

He can't get her out of his mind. Can he live with what he had to do?

Fiction: Thriller - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,816 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-16-12 - Complete

31. Valley of the Dry Bones

Ezekiel has been having visions from God and now he's on his way to the Valley of the Dry bones, where God has told him go to. What he can't figure out is why the sandal maker is with him.

Fiction: Historical - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,895 - Published: 5-12-12

32. You Bet Your Life reviews

A new game show called "You Bet Your Life". The more the contestant bets the more they can win if they defeat the virtual reality game called Hide and Seek. No one so far has bet the max - their life, which, if they win, they walk away with 100 million.

Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,254 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-12-12 - Complete

33. Sitting on a Park Bench

While watching some children in a park, Philip Angelo feels a wash of evil. Pulled into a case involving abuse, Philip relives memories of his own tragic childhood.

Fiction: Spiritual - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,524 - Published: 2-4-12 - Complete

34. Blood on the Cat reviews

A woman is violently murdered in the small town of Marble Hill, IA. Former Chicago homocide detective and now police chief Tom Petrosky works with forensics specialist Patricia Johnson to find the killer.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13,762 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-4-12 - Complete

35. Attics

An inmate is missing from the St. Louis Forensic Psychiatric facility and psychiatrists are being murdered. Detective Michael Ray must find the inmate and stop the murders.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,047 - Published: 1-17-12 - Complete

36. Lost Children

A Philip Angelo mystery. Philip needs to find three lost children to return them to their mother.

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K - English - Mystery/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,968 - Published: 1-9-12 - Complete

37. Life Debt reviews

Someone is killing poachers in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. Will Indian Forest Service officer Shekhar Singh be able to stop the killings?

Fiction: Mystery - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,316 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-21-11 - Complete