White Nights, Chaper Two
By eight-thirty, she had finished and was cleaning up to go home. Softly, the back of her neck tingled. She turned to look behind her. He was standing in the doorway staring at her. “You again. How did you get in?” …
White Nights, Chapter One
Sarah turned off the lights of her office and lit wide, white beeswax candles. The dim light would not affect the flower essence she was using to make an herbal remedy. This would be the last of the …
Grace and Zeek, An Unusual Friendship
Zeek knocked on Grace’s door. Although he knew that Grace felt a kind of friendship for him, his hindbrain clearly registered she was an aggressive predator, much higher on the food chain than he. After all, he was only …
The Marshals, Part 2
Being new as a supernatural marshal and as a spirit lion shifter, I need direction from my partners. Max, a hybrid gargoyle/human is not very communicative, and Gwendolyn, the tooth fairy is flighty at times. Nonetheless, we have a job to do and now …
A Holiday Bedtime Story
Antonio lived in a narrow commercial building in downtown Olympia, the capital of Washington State. Upstairs stood a tiny apartment that held a sagging leather chair that, after forty years, fit his body comfortably. A threadbare blue …
Green: A Fond Memory
Sweat rivered down my face as, wary-eyed, I watched Susie concentrate. The lines around her nine-year-old mouth grimaced, her bobbed blonde hair frizzy with heat. She was deep into figuring out. …
First Contact, Part One
It was already ten in the morning. Ben and Aldridge were at their usual boy investigations. At nine years old, their interests were not on the aesthetic but …
The Marshals: Part 1
I’m not quite human anymore and I’m not sure I like it. I’m new at being a hunter and a tracker. One of three marshals in charge of keeping the …
Witch’s Child
Her hand was soft and small, cool to the touch. She tried not to cry. She knew it wouldn’t look good to cry.
The Selkie
When she first lumbered onto land, the full moon shining off the marbled rock uncovered veins of silver and she imagined it easier ...
Stealing Dragon Magic
If the baby dragon knew any better, which he didn’t because he was too young, he wouldn’t keep waiting on the beach for his mother to return for him. Instead, he …
The Job Evaluation
Golden sunlight flooded the southern-facing wall of windows in stark contrast to the north side of the building. Here, the office brooded in darkness except for the tiny …