Tired computer programmer Michael Redwell doesn’t want house guests.
His wife Natalie does.
This time she gets her way.
Which forces them to face what they’ve been avoiding for years.
A story about healing and letting go.
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Free Short Story: For All Time
Business consultant, Margery Davis, prides herself on planning everything.
However, she never planned on spending Christmas alone.
She blames poor choices and lost chances.
Regrets assail her and she tries her best to drown them in alcohol.
Until one magical moment stops her.
A moment she could never believe while sober. A moment she could never remember drunk.
A moment that will change this holiday in a way she could never imagine.
Read MoreFree Short Story: Well-worn Dreams
Candice prefers fantasy to real life.
She fantasizes about a better life but mostly about the stranger she sees at the library.
The stranger fulfills all her dreams.
Until one tiny action threatens to change that.
Read MoreFree Short Story: Smoke Screen
A woman finds herself on a journey of discovery, which pulls her from the past into the present in a dark and sinister way, when the hated daughter of her ex-boyfriend shows up on her doorstep.
“Smoke Screen” by National Bestselling author Dara Girard is free on this site from only the 17th to 24th .
Read MoreFree Short Story: In Praise of Daffodils
Jean Livesey-Chee worries about her brilliant but rebellious student Sabina Chase.
Every effort to guide and help the high school senior use her talent is met with disdain.
Jean despairs that she will never reach Sabina and that failing her will have far reaching consequences.
But one day Sabina will teach Jean a lesson she never knew she needed.
A short story for those who understand the power of art.
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