Desmoines Stories

Jak bardzo kochasz, skoro chcesz też zabić? Historia o miłości, uwodzeniu, głęboko skrywanych tajemnicach, perwersjach i ułudzie. Przypadkowa strzelanina sprawia, że w życiu dwudziestoczteroletniej Vian Moreau pojawia się najbardziej zagadkowy mężczyzna jej życia. Opowieść zawiera sceny erotyczne oraz sceny przemocy - oczywiście w granicach zdrowego rozsądku. Okładka stworzona za pomocą aplikacji Canva.

Please Don't Touch is my first self-published book of poetry, written and published originally in 2012. #51 in Poetry, 3 June, 2017 #85 in Poetry, 4 June, 2017 #108 in Poetry, 25 May, 2017 #136 in Poetry, 26 May, 2017 #149 in Poetry, 24 May, 2017 #150 in Poetry, 23 May, 2017

A delayed flight in Zürich sets off a chain of hilarious chaos as Doug, a frazzled American exec, sprints through the airport-dodging gelato fights, perfume attacks, time-zone confusion, and his own bad luck. What he doesn't know is that his mad dash becomes entertainment, inspiration, and even workplace reflection for two complete strangers watching him in real time. Experience this comedy of errors through three unique lenses: Doug's POV - The frantic, sweat-soaked survival saga of a man racing against clocks, kids, corridors, and fate. Arjun's POV - An Indian adman en route to Cannes who sees Doug's disaster as pure creative gold: a live-action storyboard unfolding before his eyes. Sabine's POV - A Zürich airport supervisor who finds comic relief, professional insight, and a dinner-table story in Doug's chaotic sprint. Three perspectives. One airport. Infinite laughter.

This story is based on real events. This is written from the perspective of a child living with a parent, diagnosed with a severe mental illness. It is a coming of age story about addiction, mental illness, abuse, healing, family, and forgiveness. It shows the viewpoint of a child getting caught in the chaos, pain, and confusion of mental illness. Writing this was cathartic and painful. It forced me to confront feelings, accept harsh truths, and grieve the reality of the losses experienced. It also helped me to appreciate the gifts that the past provided and helped me to gain deeper compassion for my mother and her illness. I got to know myself and my family very well in reflecting on my life. In the 23 years since I left home, I have confronted my feelings about my mother's schizoaffective diagnosis and accepted the experiences of my unusual childhood. The complexity, shame, loss, anger, and difficulty of living with mental illness is not easy, especially for children. It has taken time and reflection for me to get to a place of freedom. Showing my scars no longer feels frightening. I no longer need to hide my truth. This crazy, painful, tragic, and beautiful life - is a painting with a thousand strokes and varied colors that don't always match perfectly alongside each other. The painting that is my life is both beautiful and ugly, and this is my story.

A short story in the Deadland Saga (Tyler Masden's story during the early chapters of 100 Days in Deadland.) As the world succumbs to insatiable zombies, the remnants of the U.S. military forces switch gears from stopping the spread of infection to eradicating infected zones. A National Guard platoon led by Captain Tyler Masden has ninety minutes to escape Des Moines before the Air Force rains hellfire upon their heads.

With Claude the Prince of Durra attending the most royal 1st class party throughout the kingdom he stumbles to a weird odd shaped mirror. A mirror of power and teleportation to the other realms. And it seems he just teleported to our world....Earth.

Bev and her husband are trying to conceive with no luck. But when Bev befriends Ione in the nursing home where she works as a CNA, Bev finds friendship and a group of little girls to coach and mentor. First published July 2020 in the Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 4 by Running Wild Press.

Three friends. One Friday night. One creepy encounter. Based on a Friday night encounter on September 7, 2018