This dramatic short story collection contains eight stories based on a figurative, or literal, interpretation of wet, nasty weather. At turns spooky, frightening or funny, these tales are guaranteed not to disappoint. Ice : "Vernon Wilson" (Paranormal) Electrical Storm: "The Wife" (Courtroom Drama) Tornado: "Reverend Charlie and the Whirlwind" (Mythological Comedy) Snow: "Under the Snow" (Historic Horror) Fog: "Mr Whicher's View of the Beast" (Historical Detective) Gale Force Winds: "Blown Away" (Literary) Torrential Rain: "Woody's Clean Cars" (Mafia Comedy) Hail: "Kenny the Cowpoke for Guv" (Political Comedy. In 2 parts.) Started June 9th, 2020. Completed June 29th 2020.

The tantalizing brushes with death and the details of the sadistic habits of those who commit those crimes. Short stories of fear and trepidation. BASED ON TRUE EVENTS. When Allie starts to embark on her own life setting out to travel at 18, she takes a very naive, and brash dive into freedom. Unbeknownst to her, she's a killer magnet. Met with cringe-worthy moments from the darker side of humanity. As she navigates through them surviving her worst-case scenarios making her a far wiser, better, smarter woman, more in tune with her instincts as well as ancestry. Sometimes intuition can be what saves your life. Found on Amazon: amazon.com/author/allie_belle123182 12000 Word Count (Short Story) #14 in Non-fiction - 9/13/2022 #139 in True Story - 9/7/2022 #87 in Terror - 9/7/2022 #10 in Close Calls - Currently Cover made by: Allie Patton

A ghost story mashup and collection of short tales from my various experiences with the paranormal. Fact or fiction? You decide! Rated mature for paranormal themes some might find disturbing. All rights reserved. Copyright by K E Jennings 2022.

"If you weren't so important to The Dark Lord, I'd kill you right now" "If I still had my wand, you'd be dead already" Nine years after the Battle of Hogwarts, the war rages on. Voldemort is triumphant, but The Order continue to fight. Whilst on a rescue mission, Hermione Granger is captured and taken to The Dark Lord. When he cannot uncover her memories, or any secrets he can use to stamp The Order out once and for all, she's given to the most skilled Legillimens within his army.

No one lives on the island anymore. But plagued by a lack of sleep and an unshakable feeling of wrongness, its last visitor begins to question whether they are really alone.

A fisherman catches his wife in the sea. ONC entry for prompt #29 "I am in the mood to dissolve into the sky." (Substitute 'sea' for 'sky'.) Cover by @AuthorLilyXu

She was invincible and unfixable. She was the woman you'd been warned about since you could walk. She was the smile that robbed a million dollars, and twice as many hearts. {Written 2013.}

In which a Subway worker teaches her customer the real reason why people use condiments

Francis Flourish is a master magician and at the prime of his career--but he's never seen real magic. That all changes on one fateful show when his rabbit Roger actually disappears through his hat. He checks the trap door, but his faithful rabbit is not there. Where had it gone? How deep does the hat go? What lies on the other side? With the help of his assistant, The Fantastic Flourish embarks through his hat and into the other side, forever changing his life from what proceeds.

What do you do when you meet someone you love more than life itself and are forced to let them go so they can experience life without attachment? Two chance encounters set this story in motion and send Nick's introverted soul down a long avoided memory hole in a tail-spin. Her name is Sofia. She captured Nick's heart without even trying. She was so easy to hold but damn hard to hold on to. These micro-chapters of love, flirting, adventure and loss are all told from the perspective of a lonesome, introverted soul. So, what do you do when you meet someone you love more than life itself and are forced to let them go so they can experience life without attachment? You write about it.