Eight Short Stories and Novellas

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Dreams can be wonderful, scary, or just plain weird.

But sometimes, there is a dream that sticks with you, coming back again, and again, and again.

To better understand the meaning of such recurring dreams, we often turn to a therapist.

A  shrink’.

But when a shrink is having weird dreams, who can they turn to?

Who can resist visiting the fortune teller at the fair?

Inside the dimly lit tent, it’s just you and the mystic.

She can both read your past and see what the future holds for you.

Yes, who can resist visiting the fortune teller?

After all, it is just a bit of harmless fun.

Or is it?

We’ve all heard the expression “Can’t see the woods for the trees.”

Sometimes, we are so confident we know what is happening, that even when facts are there for everyone to see, we look in completely the wrong direction.

As a result, what seems obvious to an outside observer, is an outcome we never see coming.

Fortune telling has been around since the beginning of time.

Nowadays ‘mystics’ are often seen as just a bit of fun. But can you honestly say you have never checked your horoscope in a newspaper?

If someone can predict another’s future, can they see their own?

And if so, what might they do with such information?

It is said that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

This can be particularly true when you only have half of a story.

If you hear something troublesome, do you:

(A) Accept it without question.

(B) Search for additional details.

(C) Ignore it, hoping it never comes true?

Perhaps there is a fourth option?

It is a simple phrase, ‘Do the right thing’, but it can have unintended results.

This is a story about two close friends who share a bond stronger than most brothers.

But when the need arises, which of them will do the right thing?

And will it even be obvious what the right thing actually is?

There are many instances of towns and cities that are separated by natural geographic features, rivers, mountains, or thick forests.

There seems to be something in our DNA that drives us to breach these divides and connect communities together.

But sometimes, we might just be better off if we simply left things the way they are.

It is an age-old question.

What would you do if a stranger offered you a path to untold riches, with no catch? It could solve all your money problems, and the only person to suffer any consequences would be somebody that you don’t even know.

Who could resist such an offer?

What could possibly go wrong?