Anthologies

“A Christmas Carole” – When Marley Jones is found dead with his head crushed by a flower pot, there are a variety of eccentric suspects in the small artist colony of Lawtonwville, Georgia where he taught writing.

Dying in a Winter Wonderland was a 2008 Top Ten Bestseller in the

Independent Mystery Booksellers Association

“Tough Love” – the story is about how saying “no” to my teenaged sons proved to be a positive later on.

“And the Answer Is . . .” - the piece is based on an experience I had a few years ago when I taught three-year-olds in Vacation Bible School at my church.

“And the Answer Is . . .” – a reprint Chicken Soup’s Our 101 Best Stories Series

“Catch of the Day” - the story is about a woman’s visit to the beach to receive inspiration for her writings.

“Made for Each Other” - this nostalgic story with a fairy-tale feel about the love of Cora Coggins and Rupert Smith, two seemingly opposites, whom God has brought together.

“Two Faces Have I” - the story is about man who learns about accepting forgiveness from himself as well as from God through a story told by a kindly hospital chaplain.

“An Apple for My Grandmother” - the story about a woman’s visit with her grandmother in a nursing facility. Through the use of flashback and the symbol of the apple, this moment-in-time allows the reader to experience the bittersweet shift in relationship between these two women. This story is one of a collection of twenty-four short stories.