SHORT FICTION

 

ALESSANDRA’S FOLLY

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 .

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

 

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

 

THE BISHOP’S PARLOR

In 1940’s San Francisco, a murderer on the run  plays poker with an enigmatic bishop, whose previous
opponents have disappeared.

Image: https://www.wopc.co.uk/cards/printing