Seach Stories

A short story for the #TimsColdBrewStories contest and an added scene to "The Crinkled Page" The Crinkled Page When days go by and a community pulls together to help new parents find their baby, eyes start to fall on the parents. Lark and Todd need each other more than ever to do everything they can, including, considering the unusual, and uncover what happened to their baby. *** Lark and Todd's world has forever changed. They are new parents to a baby boy they named Westley. Lark stepped away from her full-time job and Todd is supportive of her choice to stay home and raise their baby. She adores spending her days caring for and sharing her interests, including books with Westley and makes it a habit to read stories to him from a collection of children's books handed down from her mother. It all started one evening after putting Westley to bed. An old book she was reading to Westley earlier, catches her eye. Lark is tired, but it looks like the picture on the open page is moving. Lark knows that a sleep-deprived mind can see things that are not there. Doubt comes into play. What if the image was really moving? What if that old book is about to cause a whole lot of trouble? As events take a shattering turn and their baby goes missing, Lark has to learn to trust her instincts, be patient with Todd, and find a way to bring her family home.

Stella tried time and time again to prove her worth, but whenever given the chance it goes horribly. Except for once. The old rundown house of a previously murdered family reeked of eerie. Anyone brave enough to spend an entire night there was dubbed the coolest person on the block, which was a great gift given to those who had a tough stomach and no fears to fall to. One day, she'd hoped that she would find the period when her parents would allow her to be gone for a full 24 hours. And that day, is today.