When Life Gives You Lemons, Shoot Them

When Life Gives You Lemons, Shoot Them

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*Cover art is drawn by my son, Christopher. It is not AI. He is an artist and has a drawing tablet. The drawing depicted is actually from character for Dungeons and Dragons, a group my son started and all my kids play.…

Bones to Ashes

Bones to Ashes

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HUSKS (ONC 2026)

HUSKS (ONC 2026)

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A 1970s family camping trip in the west turns deadly when Zombies appear.Rowan's dreams have always been vivid. This latest dream about Zombies attacking for example. Never in her wildest dreams does she expect a real black cat with an ear missing to show up at her tent.The exact same cat she has dreamed about since young. Seeing him now brings a terror in her soul. Without thinking twice, Rowan rouses her family, shoving clothes and supplies into the station wagon. Then they are racing down the roads driving until the gas gives out. Up to today, her Dad's tone deaf singing is the worse thing she has ever experienced. The best thing turns out to be most surprising. Rowan is immune to Zombie bites which saves her family. But can she do it on a global scale?* Prompts: 43, 98 and 108…

My Alien Baby

My Alien Baby

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What would you do if you woke up nine months pregnant? Freak out? You bet.***Evie Wilson, CEO of Marks Enterprises, the American corporation, never expected to cross the friend zone with Danilo Marks, CEO of the European corporation. But a steamy night in Italy changes her mind. After she experiences out of this world sex, she goes to sleep and wakes up nine months pregnant.Evie's freak out in understandable but she isn't given time to process it. Not longer after comes an alien enemy bent on killing her and her daughter.At the last minute, Danilo returns. Taken to a safe house, Evie realizes she is not alone in carrying giving birth to an alien baby. While Danilo goes to the stars to fight, the women left in her care need help. Evie sets aside her freak out and her newfound vulnerability to lead them as she was born to do.A romantic-science fiction short story.Mature for suggestive sexual content, some violence and descriptive childbirth.…

Thorns And Roses

Thorns And Roses

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Aryn Brown is terrified of the subway. Unless she is going to and from work, she won't ride the train otherwise. It's not the train itself but the idea of going underground that scares her or maybe it's the fear of the mythical creatures she sees.Growing up in foster care has provided little clues as to her origins. Her ability to detect mythics and the magic they wield has led to an avoidance of such places that contain them. Fear keeps her from finding out why she has the ability to sense beings that belong only in fairy tales.When one such mythic named Tobin not only speaks to her but uses Dark Magic on her she is left with a vague sense of unreality. She is left with more questions than answers. Has any of it been real or it is all part of an elaborate deception?…

BLIGHT (Short Story. Extended)

BLIGHT (Short Story. Extended)

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When the Blight first appears, it is thought to be some kind of frost, a sign of winter returning after so many years without it. But soon the frost turns deadly, infecting millions of people in an instant. The Blight does not stay on the ground, it moves, covering every surface in the world. People, those still alive, take shelter indoors but without the ability to buy food and supplies, people succumbed to starvation.Lia Mendes, a biochemical researcher, works desperately to save the people that are left. Secure at GenTech, she and another researcher Tom Welling, are the only ones left alive in the building. They do not know how many are living outside. Together, they race against the clock to find a cure or at the very least, anti viral agent.But when the Blight mutates, GenTech is no longer safe. The Vault is their only choice. Getting to it proves to be more difficult than it ought to be. When Lia comes into direct contact with the Blight she is unprepared for the unexpected consequences that follow.*Rated Mature for the attack by the Blight on Lia.…

BLINK

BLINK

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Stuff is about to get real. When Holland Oaks--yes that is her real name--wakes up one morning in early fall, she expects an ordinary day.7:00 am wake up7:30 am catch bus to work8:00 am open the store6:00 pm catch a bus to her second job.7:00 to 11:00pm work as a Barista in Chandra's.Home.Sleep.Repeat.But this morning, Holland's world is turned upside down when she learns more than half the humans in the world are gone. Vanished to who knows where?Picking up the pieces becomes the new normal. Grieving over the loss of loved ones and friends get shoved aside when survival is foremost important. Tensions rise. Some people are charitable. Others hoard. It takes an end of the worldevent to find out what people are made of.Rated mature for graphic description of a death in the first chapter. Some mild swearing. Loss. Grief.…

The Grass is Blue

The Grass is Blue

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When Jace Corso meets Minerva Watson-Mina for short-she is a force to be reckoned with. He's pedantic, shy and overly concerned with schedules and creating havoc.Sarcastic, witty and elusive, Mina is thrust into writing a blog for the Coqueville Voice at her new high school about the very subject she hates most. Christmas.They clash with the best of intentions. but try as he might Jace cannot seem to get past Mina's deflective humor hiding all things painful concerning her dad's death.Buried beneath sarcastic witticisms, Mina is having a hard digging herself out of the solitary hole she has pit herself in. To be fair, she pushes everyone away including Jace.It is only when she finds a journal from her Dad that the walls she built around herself start to Crack.…

One Epic Road Trip

One Epic Road Trip

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What do you get when you combine three octogenarians, a fifty year old and a beat up VW van? A wild and madcap road trip that involves a police chase, mechanical bull riding, ziplining at the Mystery Spot, skinny dipping at Tahquamenon falls and more!Hilarity ensues when Aunt Marnie and her two friends, Harold a collector of classic Mustangs, and Gracie, a yoga pants wearing grandma, proceed to show her niece, Andi, how to forge ahead without her lowlife, cheating boyfriend, Brantley Quentin III, Aunt Marnie style, proving that sometimes in life you just gotta roll with the punches!***Taking readers on wild ride through northern Michigan, my home state. Aunt Marnie is a composite of my mother, her sister, my two grandmas and crazy girl cousins.So much fun to write.Enjoy!https://photos.app.goo.gl/6rSeKsFQ2ajdjQsz6…

19- Stranger Things Fanfic

19- Stranger Things Fanfic

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19 is an unknown variant. When Hawkins Lab is closed up for good, there is one who is left behind. ***My first fanfic! I'm nuts for Stranger Things. Can't wait for #5!How about we make this book a fan participation book?I write quotes from Stranger Things-I won't name the season or the episode- whoever answers the quote correctly, wins a chapter dedicated to them and I will read and promote your book.Sounds fun?Great! Let's get started.Quotes will be at the top of each chapter.…