Gina had really wanted to be a therapist. It was admittedly not great to figure that out now, after losing her certification, her receptionist, her only wealthy client, and her professional reputation, but it was a starting place, she reminded herself, and we all need to start with small decisions to help us set big goals.     The thing was, she really wanted to be a therapist, but she also wanted money and the things money could buy. Nice clothes, a good car, and an apartmen

This is a re-post for Christmas. I've been working on a larger project and haven't done as many short stories, but I've always been really pleased with this one, so I thought it was worth bringing out again. Percy Jones told lies. Not believable lies; those the other children could have forgiven, after all, a kid had to look out for himself, especially a weedy, bespectacled kid like Percy. Plus the elves who watched over them would frequently ignore an infraction earned in th

Once home, they separated to their houses, still wordless. But there, their experiences began to diverge. Dean sat with his family around...

You have to be careful about who you bring with you to rob a temple for treasure. Dean thought wistfully that it would have been nice to...

https://aaronseayillustrationanddesign.godaddysites.com/    This is a repost of an old story since I have been given an illustration to...

Amy checked her lipstick for the ninth time, took another drink of water for her dry mouth, clutched her notebook to her chest with...

Every night Rim dreamed of her parents—what even were parents? She didn’t know, but they were clearly nightmares since they looked just...

The gate over Alice’s flower garden is still there, and the cheerful little hand-painted sign proclaiming “Welcome All!”  is there, too,...

Nobody ever complained about the Thompson’s lawn. The HOA did not come after them for putting garish cement ornaments all over the place,...

He was aware, judging by the redness of her face and the way the tip of her hat was trembling with suppressed rage, that he should stop....

At first, the rock outcropping looked like just that—an eruption of red, shadows almost purple in the dusk, with red expanse on one side...

First of all, you should know that a haunted house can’t choose to be a haunted house. A house has to reflect the character of the people...

Chrysalises weren’t supposed to change quite like that, Betsey thought, staring up at the delicate green pouch hanging off the branches...

On Thursday Rob Smith found out he was a superhero. Whoopee. How fantastic. I suppose you’re already judging me for not being excited,...

Have you ever tried to change a teleporting baby's diaper? She’d vanish as soon as I got the special transportation-blocking diaper...

Not being a huge fan of the ocean, my mermaids are never of the singing, starry-eyed fork-collecting type.... “By the late Tidal Era, two...

My mother used to cut my sister’s hair in the garden so she could be seen through the neighbor’s window. Our neighbor was a fairy. “If a...

Once I served the Emperor. Once, when I was whole, when I was worthy. Once, before I was cursed. It was the day before I was to lose...

Sometimes she would sneak out of her rooms in the early morning, when the fog was lifting off the gardens, and find the door in the far...

I’m sitting in the kitchen feeding my youngest daughter. There are crumbs under my feet and a counter full of dirty dishes behind me. We...