Fiction/Nonfiction Stories

Stories, primarily fictional.

Amateur Radio Saves The Day

Written: October 22, 2009
After a frigid, rainy weekend, I was determined to get out and hike at least one more time before the end of the season. And, well, today was the perfect day. Since this was likely to be one of my last hikes, I wanted to choose a trip that would be truly spectacular, to sort of "go out on a bang" ...

Hiking With Mommy

Written: June 30, 2009
“Wake up, sleepyhead, we’re here.” A young wolfess turned off the engine of her run-down old Jeep, and gently stroked her son’s hair to wake him up. He looks so peaceful and sweet, I hate to wake him up, she thought to herself, but we have a long evening ahead. The little fox kit, Kisun...

Christmas Eve with Daddy

Written: December 24, 2006
"Come on, Foxie, time to go to bed!" Felix called down to the living room. It was 9:00, after all, and long past time for little fox kits to be in bed. "Aww, but I'm almost done with my car, daddy!" said the little red fox, already snugly wrapped up in his favourite tie-dyed sleeper and night d...

Lupinia Ch. 2 - History Lesson

Written: June 3, 2005
The rest of the weekend seemed to pass instantaneously for Thaddeus. His brief adventure in Lupinia consumed his concentration, and Monday couldn’t arrive fast enough. He made arrangements to skip class that day, claiming he’d caught the flu while camping, and loaded up the truck almost a full d...

Lupinia Ch. 1 - Discovery

Written: May 6, 2005
The beauty of nature is a wonderful thing, inspiring creativity and peace in most people. There are some who don’t care for living outside the realm of man, but for others, the forest is the only place that’s home. For Thaddeus Lovejoy, exploring the nearby Appalachian Mountains was always a ref...

Lupinia Bonus - Press Conference

Written: November 3, 2004
As news of the US election results spreads across the globe, world leaders started to make decisions based on the President’s re-election. For one small nation, nestled within the United States itself, this was the night to take a stand, to show the US that they were a sovereign nation, and that t...