Calandra the mermaid gets caught up in a web of treasure-seeking pirates. This was supposed to be a vacation! Warning: non-graphic violence abounds and there are definitely feels here. Takes place in the setting of my fantasy world for "Bastian's Song", but it stands alone and you certainly don't need to have read one to understand the other. This was written for publication in the One Million Project: Fantasy Anthology of 2017 and will be available for purchase (I believe) in September/October of 2017 via Amazon. All proceeds from any purchases go towards charity and do not benefit the authors. [ Cover Artist: Hilary Simonson ]

The King is sick and he needs to choose one of his five children to be heir to the throne. Traditionally, the eldest takes the throne, but the King doesn't believe in tradition. Instead he enlists the help of a Fairy Godmother to help him choose. Along the way, the children learn to be careful what you wish for, but one child learns the most important lesson of all.

An unusual encounter in Limestone County, Northern Alabama, in the Summer of 1861 following the secession of the first seven states of the new Confederate nation

Last decade, before we moved back to our present farm in the country we love so dearly, I was a careworker for a few years. This story is about one of my most frustrating but loveable clients who showed me once again how the greatest courage demanded is often in facing each hour of every new day - and getting through it. I think you'll find yourself, like me, getting teary from laughter as much (if not more) than from empathy with this tough little battler and her lifetime of hurdles.

A little "hair" rising incident that occurred in Vietnam in 1968.

🌼 Wattpad Featured Story 🌼 Highest rank: #423 in Short Story (28 September 2017) Jaejoon wanted to die. As a musical protégé, he had quickly risen to stardom only to realize that fame came at a price. Having fallen far from his pedestal and having lost the ability to make music, he decided that death was his only recourse. And so, one summer night, when a typhoon wreaked havoc outside his remote cottage in idyllic Jeju Island, he invited death to come knocking. When death arrived at his door, it brought an unexpected companion. With death came an angel who played beautiful music that stirred his soul. The only problem was, she only spoke English, a language he barely understood. Was this another one of fate's cruel tricks or was it a second chance at redemption? --- A/N: This story was originally written for the #OneMillionProject anthology. It's a project involving a global network of creatives working to fund Cancer Research UK and EMMAUS (Homelessness organization). Thank you to Erikson (@LeQueen-) for helping me with the cover.

Toby waited for Mummy, but she never came back. Uncle Jim and Aunt Doris told him she was in Heaven. Why did Mummy go there without him? Why couldn't he go to see her? He kept Mummy's torchlight safe, to guide him through the darkness, knowing she'd watch over him. If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to: https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/117739254-mummys-torchlight Thank you.

Jodie is a nature photographer by profession, captivated by the beauty of the natural world. An encounter with Monet's series on haystacks seen at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston inspires her to find an object in nature that she can follow through the seasons with her photography, much like Monet did with his art. She finds the perfect subject, a worn bench on the side of the lake, and makes that the center of her project. Her year-long mission is almost at a close with her final season and final time of day when she is thwarted by an old man sitting on the bench. She is so captivated by his aura that she begins photographing him, a contrast to her previous focus on solely inanimate objects. What she finds later in her studio, so baffles her that she sets out on a mission to prove that she is not crazy or imagining things. What results is so mysterious that the reader may never know the answer.

An injury in the midst of a hurricane leaves Sarah with no memory. Her husband Tom is the only one able to help her. But as paranormal activity begins to take place, it will become increasingly hard to tell who is protecting who, and why. Written for the One Million Project. All proceeds go to charity so please check them out on Amazon!

A routine day takes a detour when an airliner is hijacked. And there's not enough fuel to get there. Warning: Crude language