Brutus was dead.  His black shaggy body lay under an oak on the Hendersons’ lawn.  A small group of neighbors had gathered around his furry corpse, their faces sad and shocked. It had been such a nice morning.  The weather had finally cooled … [Read more...]

Guys, I very much appreciate you trying to help with grammar, but let's keep it to typos and repeated words.  :)  We wanted to get the rest f the Chapter 1 up, so you could have a little better feel of the story, but after this we'll be slowing … [Read more...]

A broom can be a dangerous thing... I knelt by the spot where the intruder veered off from the inn’s boundary.  Four triangular indentations marked the hard soil - the claw marks.  The trespasser had sunk the claws into the ground as it turned … [Read more...]

An hour later I trudged to the side gate of my wooden fence.  It opened in anticipation and I stepped through onto the inn grounds.  Power coursed through me.  The spear flowed back into the broom. The northern door swung open and Beast dashed … [Read more...]

Beast raised her head and growled.  I opened my eyes.  I was sitting in an oversized soft chair, trying to cure my headache with a cup of coffee.  Dealing with intruders was the next to last thing on my want-to-do list this morning, the last thing … [Read more...]

The glass in the image isn't from Glass Beach.  It's from Michaels.  I bought it for my fountain.  :)   “Can I offer you some tea, Officer?” Officer Hector Marais peered at me.  Solid and fit, clean-shaven, his dark hair cut … [Read more...]

The I-45 stretched before me, a flat ribbon of asphalt, bordered on both sides by short trees, mesquite, ash, and oak.  The car sped forward, chomping down the miles.  I always liked driving.  My mother did also. My father was born in a time … [Read more...]

I drove straight home.  Of course, I hit a traffic jam on 45.  A semi had overturned, clogging both lanes.  The radio said no one was seriously hurt, but by the time I finally rolled into the garage, it was dark.  The street was empty, and the … [Read more...]

I stared at the X-ray image of the stalker’s body.  I might as well have tried to put together a thousand piece puzzle with all of the corner pieces missing.  Apparently stalkers formed small bony plates in their tissues. For what purpose I had … [Read more...]

Sean glared at me. His amber eyes were completely lucid.  Just as I thought. “When I get out of here, there will be hell to pay.” I crossed my arms.  “You’re not the first werewolf I've met.” “And that means what?” “It … [Read more...]