Third time's a charm. For those of you who have been with us from the start, thank you. For those who are new, I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as we did when we first sorted through them when they were just embryonic little tales, having cracked their eggshells only days before and made their way to our office, slithering or flitting or creeping their way along until they arrived. We examined them closely for flaws that would cause us to sadly grasp them with one rubber-gloved hand and lift the cleaver, bringing it down across their vulnerable necks to end their miserable...

Megan has always wanted to live the pioneer adventure in Hope Valley, Nevada for a year alone with her dog, Jasper. Her adventure of living out her dream may turn out to be more than she expected. That dream might turn out to be more of a nightmare.

A Nevada adventure... The story takes place in the rugged Virgin Valley area. Opal grew up in Denio, Nevada, the opal mining area of the state. Opal always dreamed of being a paleontologist and discovering that great find of the century. Little did she know that together with her dog, Pickles, and her friend, Jake, they would find more than they bargained for...

There is a cement ship in the desert by Hawthorne, Nevada. Brad Benson had always wanted to see the ship. His uncle used to dry bomb it during World War II. So Brad, his wife Angela and their dog Macks hike into the Nevada desert to see the it. They never suspected what was about to happen, and its effect on Brad's PTSD. Because of this experience, their lives go through many twists and turns and nothing will never be the same.