My summer was pretty exciting. I had a blast, no question. Frankie and I got together. My cat, Old Ray, and I moved in with Frankie. I got a new job. I'm going to be a sailboat captain. I made some new friends. I got closer to some old friends. Except for Jack the Goat, Sadie, and Little Stevie, all is well with me. I'm Gabi Brown.

Josie was the best young sculptor of her class at UC Berkeley. Even the seniors talked about her. She had a son by one of them. The boy was precious to her, and when she lost him, she lost her way. In grief, and guilt, she wondered eastward until she finally found the bottom of the pit, where the real lizards have limited choices.

A horror story, without a supernatural villain.

A tribute to several characters in our history that we admire. County Sheriff Temp Smith. Rancher Dotty Cox Deputy Sheriff Alvin Lee Texas Ranger Virgil Russell

A small town in Texas after the Korean war is a great place to live, for civilized people.

Sammy and Lilly are twins, and beautiful, but the wrong color to thrive in a small redneck paradise.

My Uncle Bob was a ladies' man and a gambler and a good feller, too.

Some people are raised with love and often become treasures. Some people are raised with fear, and often become monsters.

A story about luck, beauty, envy, and greed.

A story about what should happen when a man doesn't take care of his wife.