It was the best birthday present he had ever gotten, a beautiful antique katana. But when strange accidents start happening and the cursed blade refuses to stay in its sheath, he has to make a decision - commit a bloody murder, or die a horrible death.

In the near future, 'father' takes two boys to cut some fire wood. The highway they ride the wagon on is empty of cars, but the have to be careful because the world is still a very dangerous place.

It’s Christmas Eve and Walt Shuster has reached a crossroads in his life. Not certain which way to turn, he stops off for a drink at a rustic roadhouse along the way that seems filled with the holiday spirit. It doesn’t take him long to realize what a truly special place this is!This story is my Christmas, Hanukah, Quanza, Winter Solstice gift to you all. No matter how, or with whom you may share this special season, enjoy!

Short Story. Not for children. The thirteenth in a collection called Vampire Morsels about different vampires from the Amaranthine universe. Takes place during Shades of Gray. Though Sarah has problems of her own, she's worried about Katelina. Her best friend's sort-of-boyfriend was murdered a month ago, and now a joker has started prank calling her. It's no wonder she's hiding out. But, when Sarah goes to visit, she finds a ransacked apartment and a pair of strange men. When she confronts...

Nancy is at a crossroads - a number of negative experiences have soured her love of life, and she feels as if she has lost the will to live. Will the intervention of a handsome young man help Nancy regain her lust for life, and will to fight, and survive in the world?

Sarah can’t believe that her boyfriend has just proposed to her and that he’s expecting a prompt answer. When she finally gives it to him she does so on one condition, that he must meet her father. Sarah hasn’t seen her father since she left for college, but she’s hoping that the idea of marriage might mend their troubled relationship. Little does Sarah know that it isn’t her father she should be worrying about, but Rob, who has a secret he’s been keeping from her. Robert can’t believe tha...

Sarah has spent the last few weeks wondering what’s going on between her and Robert. They got close during their class project, but then he had to rush off and she hasn’t seen him since. She’s starting to think that she’s wasting her time. That is, until she gets a phone call from him saying that his father wants to meet her. In the blink of an eye everything changes and suddenly things start getting serious. But when Rob’s father makes it clear that she will never be family, what will she...

Sarah went to college to learn. She went for the classes and to prove her father wrong about what women could really achieve. But all she’s managed to do, so far is mess things up. Without knowing how, she’s ended up with two men after her and no idea about which one she wants to be with. The clock is ticking and she knows that neither of them will wait forever. Robert can’t believe that his friend has gone after Sarah. James knew just how much Sarah meant to Rob. He also knows that he can...

Sarah has decided that supporting Rob is the right thing to do, even if it puts her in an awkward position. She knows that with the loss of his father he’s going to need her when he returns home to a place that he hasn’t been in years. She’s worried, though. She’s worried about how his sisters are going to treat her after his father took such a disliking to her, and told her she would never be part of the family. Robert is nervous about going home. He hasn’t seen his sisters in years and h...

Sally doesn't have any friends. What she does have is a little brother whom she loves and had swore to protect from their downtrodden mother and drunken father, but Sally is only a child herself, and when she can't do what needs to be done she turns to the only friend she can make.No-one knows what Peter is. Devil, Angel, manifestation of a frightened girls' imagination. Whatever he is, he loves Sally and he's been waiting in the attic for her to finally realize he's there for her....

Sarah has been left with nothing—not even hope. The person she trusted the most has deceived her and now she doesn’t know what to do. All she knows is what she is being forced to do. If she doesn’t get a job quickly then she’s going to lose her place at college. Robert can’t believe he’s messed things up so badly. It isn’t even his own pain that he’s bothered about. It’s the fact that he’s hurt Sarah. He knows that he has to make things right. He knows that he has to prove to her that she’...

The girl opened her eyes slowly, reluctantly. Her memories of the day before were scant, but vivid enough that fear had already settled in the pit of her stomach. She had been in a forest, walking with her father. She had heard music. Her father had not. She had followed after the music. He had screamed at her to stop. Helplessly.The memory seemed pleasant, in a distant way, like old birthdays. She hadn't been frightened then. She was frightened now. No one ever said Faeries were n...