STORIES FOR ADULTS

 

RUSALKA

Hoping to save her soul, a young woman is tricked into becoming a murderous water spirit.

Based on Slavic legend.

Image: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537617274243852097/

 

THE FORGOTTEN DEAD

A student trapped in Mission Dolores rouses the spirits of her native Californian ancestors.

*Received Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future, 3rd quarter, 2021.

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Putnam

 

TO HAVE AND BEHOLD

A young woman helps her father investigate unexplained murders in late 19th-century San Francisco.

*Received Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future, 3rd quarter, 2019 (as “Alessandra’s Folly”).

Image: Foto di Giovanni Dall’Orto – 15-jan-2007

 

THE BISHOP’S PARLOR

A man on the run plays poker with a mysterious bishop.

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(playing_card)