Fiction and Features
Gathered here are a few synopsis' of finished pieces that have finally stopped arguing with my pen. If you’re a publisher or an editor looking for a well-told tale, have a look at these stories as they are anxious for a new home. I will send upon request.
The Statue
A Kansas farmer who has lost his faith is now about to lose his farm to bankruptcy. After a flood wipes out all hope, he discovers an ancient, Renaissance era statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in his devasted cornfield. Is this a miracle sent to save his farm, or the final wedge between his devoted wife and family? (10,60 words)
The Last Adventure of Daniel Boone
The last exciting adventure of an elderly Daniel Boone as recorded by his own hand shortly before his death. Experience the life of America's most noted frontiersman in this award winning short story. (3371 words)
Junebug and Me
In a small, 1930's Iowa town divided by railroad tracks and racial lines, a young white boy and his best friend Junebug, find sanctuary on the Raccoon River. Life is difficult but joyful until a sudden domestic tragedy forces them to face the ultimate end of their innocence. (5301 words)
The Long Journey North
A Confederate soldier decides he has had enough of the war, and after killing another soldier who was raping a young slave girl, he deserts and heads north to the free states. Fate brings him into partnership with a runaway slave who has killed his abusive master. The slave, Titus, is also trying to escape to the free north states. An unlikely, but necessary friendship is forged during the most turbulent time in American history.
(14,050 words)
Keeto Kuster Is A Liar
A teenage linguistic prodigy and the world's most prolific liar, Keeto at age fifteen, cons his way from the slums of Brooklyn to the elite social circles of 1950's Washington D C. This humorous tale follows the charismatic youth from the plush home of the French ambassador to the vineyards of the NAPA Valley in California, where he meets his unlikely mentor. (15,263 words)
Best of Friends
Franky and Danny were childhood best friends who grew up in dirt poor Mississippi. Their bond was shattered when Danny’s abusive father killed him, and Franky was sent to prison for trying to get revenge. Now, twelve years later, Franky is finally free and has one goal: to finish the job and kill the man the law let walk away. (1921 words)
Vernon
After a messy divorce leaves his life in ruins, Los Angeles accountant, Bill Kiley returns to Iowa to face his cantankerous, dying father, Vernon. To grant Vernon’s final wish of dying in a happy family, Bill convinces his ex-wife and kids to fake a happy family. As Vernon’s bigoted exterior thaws, a tragic secret about a lost sibling surfaces, forcing Bill to choose between resentment and true forgiveness.
(20,523 words)