Category Archives: Stories

“TIME BEING” NOW LIVE ON KINDLE VELLA

  It’s happening! Kindle Vella is now live! Amazon didn’t give us any forewarning, except to say, “Get ready, ’cause here it comes!” They said that for two months, so now that the time has finally arrived with a note … Continue reading

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SELEIA: A CRAZY CAT LADY CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT

  Crazy Cat Lady Character Spotlights, an ongoing series of flash fiction backstories featuring the cast of the The Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mystery Series. Lynley’s granddaughter Seleia Voxx has finally turned eighteen. Though finishing up her freshman year at Portland … Continue reading

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FRANNIE: A CRAZY CAT LADY CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT

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DENNY: A CRAZY CAT LADY CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT

  Crazy Cat Lady Character Spotlights: an ongoing series of flash fiction backstories featuring the cast of the Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mysteries. DENNY Denny leaned back into the leather seat of his shop and stared up at the house. … Continue reading

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LYNLEY: A CRAZY CAT LADY CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT

    Crazy Cat Lady Character Spotlights: an ongoing series of flash fiction backstories featuring the cast of the Crazy Cat Lady Cozy Mysteries. LYNLEY Lynley Cannon studied herself in the mirror. The grim lines of the face, the graying … Continue reading

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CAT FOUND, a Valentine’s Day flash fiction

  “I think I found your cat.” There was a pause on the other end of the line, then a cautious, “Yes?” I petted the friendly, orange-striped stranger who had made herself at home in my lap. “Burberry? She has … Continue reading

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THE FLIGHT OF FARAWAY NIGHT

  Faraway Night rises up from the ponderous earth into the singing stars and flies. Beneath her cat-wings, the world is going through metamorphosis. Cities unfurl into hills and dells. Their electric chaos winks out like candle flames. A steeple … Continue reading

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FLASH TEST, a Short Trip into Flash Fiction

  I’ve recently been trying my hand at writing something shorter than a book – Flash Fiction. It’s fun, sort of like writing a want add with heart. These first attempts tend to include cats, of course.   FERAL (44 words)  She … Continue reading

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THE WONDER OF FARAWAY NIGHT

Faraway Night sits tall on a rooftop overlooking the city. From her place, the town looks lovely, a blaze of twinkling, shining lights, but the small cat knows better. She knows the city streets are filled with strangers mired in … Continue reading

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THE JOURNEY OF FARAWAY NIGHT

Faraway Night is a small cat who lives on the streets of a future city. She has lived there all her short life so she knows nothing different. Still, there is a quest in her, an imbalance that makes her … Continue reading

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