New Cover Reveal for ANGEL

The cover for my short story ANGEL was really bad. So I gave it a new one, of course.

When Abbey's uncle calls in a "guardian angel" to help her recover from a troubling past, she'll do anything to get rid of him. Until she discovers who he is and why he's there.

"Angel" is now on Amazon!

Did you like my Short Story Saturday feature "Angel"? It's now available through Amazon for Kindle. And from today (April 12) to Saturday (April 14) it's FREE!

So go now!

Buy from Amazon

AND "Angel" is also part of the Kindle Lending Library for the next 90 days. If you own a Kindle, you can "borrow" Angel to read.

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" Part 6

Read Parts 1-5.


Abigail's shattered life finally starts coming back together, just in time for her to realize exactly who her "guardian angel" is.


Angel: Part 6
The conclusion.

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" Part 5

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, & Part 4.


After one hitch Abigail's plan seems to be going smoothly. She gets through a session with Chad and even shows up in public to satisfy her uncle--who appears to be on her side.


Angel: Part 5
Abigail talks about her fiance. 

When I lay safely in my bed that night, I consider the memories that seem to bring me down. Without too much pain, I come to the logical conclusion that it centers on someone Father had flown with that day. Who?

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" Part 4

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here.


Abigail Emsley just wants to get rid of the "guardian angel" her uncle insisted on, but after collapsing from grief in her very first session, she doesn't have high hopes for a speedy recovery.


Angel: Part 4
Abigail's second encounter with Chad

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" Part 3

Read Part 1 & Part 2 to catch up.


Abigail Emsley's powerful uncle wants her "fixed" and ready to face the public, so he sends over Chad, a "guardian angel" of sorts to help her overcome her foggy past. In part two, Chad encourages Abigail to talk about the day her father died.


Angel: Part 3
Abigail tells of her father's death and stumbles over the details.

“Everything about that day was normal. I woke up early for class. I had breakfast with Mother.”

“What did you talk about?”

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" Part 2

To catch up with Abigail's story, read Part 1 here.


In Part 1, Abigail Emsley has been living a shattered life and not questioning why. When her powerful uncle sends over a holographic "guardian angel" to "fix" her, her mother reacts mysteriously to the particular Angel chosen ...

Short Story Saturday: "Angel" by ME!

It is my blog after all. Shouldn't there be some writing on here by me? I thought so. Thus begins my newest tradition. Short Story Saturday. But they're not going to be shorty-shorts, you know, those really cool, under 1,000 word gems. No, they'll be true short stories, all around 5,000 to 10,000 words, so I plan on feeding them to you in chunks, 'cause that's the sort of sadistic person I am. ;) 
The first set of segments come from a short story I wrote about a year ago to enter into a contest. I was inspired after reading a really cool story by my friend Tracy Astle, about a girl and her relationship with her guardian angel. After reading it I started to think about how I would write the story--as I do with most books I read. Not that I think I can improve upon the stories, but because it fascinates me to explore how writers are so different--how we could each sit down and have the same exact set of prompts and circumstances and come up with such different ideas! 
That's how "Angel" came to pass. Abigail Emsley's guardian angel morphed into a whole different type of animal. Please enjoy ...