Spiritlake Stories

A collection of legends and tales around Mount St. Helens. Collection contains oral accounts from survivors who witnessed the unknown, Native American legends, urban legends, newspaper articles, and first-hand eyewitness accounts from the mountain.

Part 1 - Spiritwalker Sean Lattimer has a rare talent: he is a Spiritwalker... Yet, when a mysterious fire quickly breaks out in his group cabin, he must leap into Spirit Lake to help bucket water, or risk losing everything. With the cabin saved, a price must be paid for entering Spirit Lake. A tithe to protect not only those whom he cherishes, but nature itself. And that price is either his humanity, or his sanity. Part 2-Skinwalker 'Either you stop those who threatened to disturb my gift from Manito...or forever be cursed to become its guardian.' That was the divine punishment passed down upon David Braose after he had foolishly decided to sleep at Spirit Lake. Between battling the local god-like elementals, enduring the harsh alpine elements, and outwitting greedy humans; everyday was just a struggle to survive. With every passing sunset, he must quickly learn how to adapt to being the new guardian spirit, or perish at the hands of his previous acquaintance. To endure every passing moon, replacing his mortal human identity with something mysterious and demonic! Part 2-Shadowwalker Being Written...plot yet to come

(Gender Transformation & Mermaid Transformation Warning) Sometimes warnings are meant to be taken seriously! Miro, a young man with much to prove, sneaks down to Spirit Lake to camp overnight. It is forbidden to stay at Spirit Lake after sundown for a very specific reason: that is the time that the vale in-between worlds open. Now, Miro faces a terrible curse that turned him into a beautiful mermaid at times. To make matters worse, he also cannot physically leave the lake's basin. He has to stop the construction of a road that would link Spirit Lake back to the world or face a life forever cursed to haunt the lake's crystal-clear depths.

Cullen and Ronnie have been best friends since their families moved next door to one another. After a long year away at college, Cullen is coming back. And this is the summer that Ronnie is finally going to go from “best friend” status to “girlfriend” status. Or at least, that’s the plan. But when Cullen starts seeing Gina, the girl across the lake, Ronnie is left doing everything she can to maintain the best friend status she never thought she would lose. Cullen isn’t the only one coming back for the summer—there’s also Ogie Gilbert, the rich kid who summers at the house next door to Ronnie with his mom. Ronnie and Cullen have known Ogie for years, but somehow he seems different. Different in a way that has Ronnie’s friend Macy very interested… Desperate to get back on track with Cullen, Ronnie is ready to change everything about herself. But in doing so, will she only drift further from not only Cullen, but Ogie as well? With the backdrop of a lakeside summer, One of the Guys is a story of friendship, misconceptions, and the challenges of growing apart.

Claudia Vázquez has a bad day at school and her inner animal comes out to play when she gets seriously mad at the school's CCP clique. She goes over the edge, but will she survive...