While being interviewed by a television news crew on the occasionof her 101st birthday, Agnes Willoughby is asked if there is oneperson that stands out in her lifetime. The ensuing memory is thestory of Samuel Christian Olenger who, as an infant, was...
When Abigail Stone visited the local historical museum she wandered into an area being renovated for a new permanent exhibit. The volunteer working there told her that the brick wall she was examining had once been the outer wall of the museum. It ...
Harry Fisher is about ten years old. He is a long-haired, fluffy-tailed, very white house cat with no claws. Harry talks all the time but this is the fi rst time that his caregiver has tried to translate his meowings into a story. One evening he was ...
The ad was sketchy. “Mountain cabin available-Aug, Sept, Oct. Isolated, not remote. Close enough to town to be convenient. Lake view. Baldwin Realty” and a telephone number. But it was exactly what Phoebe McFannin, mystery novelist, had in mind. ...
Attorneys may well be the most maligned professional group on the planet. However, there are a few attorneys who actually deserve some or all of the jokes told. This is a story about one of those “deserving” attorneys who, for some reason, prefer...
Elize DeVries was hired by The Strathmann Academy of Music in the summer of her fifteenth year. Joseph Strathmann sends talent scouts throughout the United States to find extremely talented young musicians. They look for the youngsters whose neigh...
October 1911, the Condit Dam was completed, and the Northwestern Lake began to fill the canyons of the White Salmon River. October 2011, the dam was breached, and as the water receded, trees, small farmhouses, and other relics were slowly revealed. ...
While society and social security have established the age proper for retirement, many seniors just aren't ready to pack it in then. They leave their jobs but want to remain independent of their families and continue a lifestyle that accommodates the...
Markie and Me tells the stories of two eight-year old boys. Charles Wilcox and Mark Wilson are best friends who are very inquisitive, adventurous and intelligent. Often they plan carefully for a project without alerting their parents of their intents...
Clovis Hartford was your average, run-of-the-mill, middle aged woman. She had been married to the same man for more than three decades and had four grown children. One day on her lunch hour, she witnessed the murder of six people. She could ident...
While growing up, we seldom ever think about how our life is going to end. Sometimes maybe we think when, but seldom how. After the eruption of the caldera called Yellowstone National Park, I began to think how I would die. My name is Ann Marie Ha...
"Sweet Jesus, Woman. Stop your blubbering. I'm not dead yet." The old man put his arm around his wife's shoulders. "Molly Margaret Malone, the doctor says I've got at least another six months of breathing on this plane.” Just a month later, S...
The Good Book says to honor thy father and mother. What is a not-yet 9-year old supposed to do when his father is dead and his mother has abandoned him? His older siblings were sent to relatives. He is alone. The Crash of 1929 had nothing to do wit...
Join Tigerlily as she discovers the magic of her dreams. Through magical dream-time adventures, she travels to her yesterdays and her tomorrows. She learns to love bedtime as much as she does her favourite daytime adventures....
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Roger Preston believed he had the perfect marriage. The lovely home, trophy wife, great job, friends. It's difficult to say just how much Covid-19 had to do with his rude awakening to the truth. But, without it, none ...
Carrie Johnson met Glenn Bettel the morning she took her new car in for minor maintenance. He was a divorced man with two children and a very vindictive ex-wife. Carrie knew about the divorce and the children. She had no idea about the ex. Nothin...
The High School Class of '87 met for its thirty-fifth reunion mid-summer. There was a good dance band, great food, an open bar, and stories of the past. While there were no major altercation at the reunion, within a few weeks three members of the C...
Stuart would describe himself as a run-of-the-mill, average guy. He's employed, is single, and has an older married brother. The building he's called home for years is going to be razed and he's looking for a new place to live. Stuart finds a bungalo...
Many Seniors attend the lunch offered at the libraries for the socializing. A great proportion of them are in their eighties. Several may go to lunch at the library because their budgets are tight and the lunches are free. And then there are the fe...
Shelter Cove is set in what was the wilderness of Washington State. One man had a dream of building a town on the Columbia River. He did and thought it was splendid. Absolutely perfect. He never imagined it was the perfect place for a murder....
When Mark Karlstad graduated from college, he decided to take a two week vacation before finding a job. He’s always been a beach lover so planned a road trip the Coast Highway from his home in Southern California to Astoria, Oregon. Just...