short story

A charity anthology for one of our own

Today is the release day for Love & Hope: A Charity Anthology Benefiting HM Wolfe My story in this one is a 5,000 word standalone werewolf story, sweet, cute, and low-heat, about two men who finally can’t ignore the attraction that has been simmering. Oh, and kittens. 26 authors contributed stories. The anthology will be available on AZ and also in KU for a limited time. You can find the anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Anthology-H-M-Wolfe-ebook/dp/B0CQLF41ZT/

A Holiday Story

Hi folks – if you haven’t yet read my story from Thanksgiving on this blog last week STOP and read it first – it’s the first half of this story with the meet-cute, and you can find it here: THANKSGIVING  – Serendipity- Part 1 And for those who have, here’s – Christmas Holiday – Serendipity – Part 2 Serendipity – part 2 Joe   I pulled off three layers of silly-elf wrapping paper and opened … Read more

A Thanksgiving meet-cute story

Serendipity Adrien   “Excuse me. Are you Scott?” I jumped and turned. The man lit by the parking lot floodlights was a total stranger. Sadly, because he was gorgeous. “No, sorry. I’m Adrien.” “Oh.” His shoulders slumped. “Sorry to have bothered you.” I’d have continued on my way in the doors, but as the man turned away I thought I saw a glitter in his eyes like unshed tears. I took a step sideways to … Read more

Halloween story in 2 parts

Hey folks, this is one I put on my FB Group for Halloween 2022, but I figured I might share it here this year, for folks who aren’t on FB. (content warning for captivity) I hope you all have a great Halloween, and take the chance to be whomever you want on this particular holiday.   Promises to Keep “Don’t go to the cemetery tonight.” Joel lays a hand on my arm. “Its been twenty … Read more

Sunday Story – Our Own Way

Once again FB ditched this as spam so here’s this week’s story – a certain secondary character began nudging me for page time, but I’m not writing him a book, so I gave him a little space here to play.   Our Own Way   The clear high C from Brody’s flute pierced the stillness of the auditorium as ten thousand fans held their breaths and leaned into the plaintive ending of “Fathoms Deep.” He … Read more

Sunday story – a contemporary slice of life

Here’s this week’s bit of fiction (once again too long for my FB group.) Dilemmas, No Answers Vic’s snort made Stephan glance up from the script he was reading alongside his plate of fruit and bites of Nutribar. “What?” Vic turned his phone toward Stephan. “The headlines.” Oh. Stephan’s stomach sank but he plastered a grin on his face, not reaching for the phone. “Who am I supposedly fucking this time? Or is it about … Read more

Short story for fun – “Unpredictable”

For the folks from Rainbow Dragon Readers on Facebook (where FB has decided all long stories are spam) here’s the fantasy story I promised you – it’s not specifically Halloween, although some of the stories on my FB group – Kaje’s Conversation Corner – are (like this one – Promises to Keep but I hope you enjoy it. Unpredictable I try to remember how long I’ve been doing this. Time passes differently in Faerie. Are … Read more

Another Sunday – another story

Say It Louder I was straightening the pegboard display behind the register when I heard a crash of wire, a tumble of wrappers, and sighed. I told my boss the chip display was too close to the counter and someone would knock it over. A man’s voice said, “I’m so sorry.” I froze. I knew that voice. I’d dreamed of hearing it say those words for a long time, but not because Max fucking Benson … Read more

Sunday Stories

Every Sunday (almost) on my FB group – Kaje’s Conversation Corner – I post a short story, just for fun. This morning FB decided that my 3000 word story was “spam” – Supposedly I “seemed to be trying to get likes, comments, follows, or video shares (???) in a misleading way.” LOL (Gives one more and more confidence in letting AI run things.) My attempt to repost it also got taken down, so I figured … Read more

Out today – Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator

Out today – “Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator” – charity anthology https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Renaissance…/dp/B0C3Z1WHDG Imagine, if you will, a hotel elevator lobby. On one side, two normal, well-behaved elevators carry guests up and down. On the other side, a lurching, scraping, door-slamming, foot-grabbing, malevolent conveyance. It’s almost midnight, you press the lobby button, and the doors only open on that elevator. Do you wait for another? Do you get in and ride the haunted Renaissance elevator at midnight? My story … Read more