Melodrama Stories

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
A sort of mystery romance. Told in ten chapters; some rather longer than others.

A Story in the Choices Universe
Well life doesn't always go the way we would like it too. But then again it appears that sometimes life has a way of putting things, as they should be. Or maybe there is someone out there with a master plan. This is a weepy romance, so don't say you haven't been warned. Written and set in 2006.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
No good deed goes unpunished! A young man finds that a good-hearted gesture, has come back to bite him many years later. I'm sorry but the wrong file was posted, I will replace it when I discover where the correct one has disappeared to.

This is what some people might refer to as a “Seasonal Story.” It has undergone some slight modification since it first appeared on the Internet several years ago. I’m afraid that I cannot recall whether those changes have not been proofread, but time waits for no man.

A little wander through the realms of the improbable. Or maybe a wander into the possibility that those who have passed-on might be able to tamper with the lives of the living. No actually ghostly apparitions, more the possible influence or thoughts they might introduce into the unconscious mind.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
A guy with a questionable reputation, spots a female he doesn't expect to see in a bar that has an even worse reputation.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
A divorced man sneaks in to watch his estranged daughter's wedding. Things snowball from there.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
The first of a pair of sort-of romance stories that share a major part of the same text. The partner story will be posted very shortly.

Rick and Marsha wake up from advanced senility. They appear to be getting younger. They have no resources. If they live indefinitely they will see the end of America as they know it. This near term science fiction story tells of their journey and how they overcome the obstacles life has placed in front of them.

A Story in the Spider and Fly Universe
A broke, down in the dumps – and down on his luck -- divorced guy accepts the offer of a free drink from a nefarious one-time school classmate who he hasn’t come across for years. But the friend takes him to a very questionable pub, where he meets an even more questionable character. The very next day his life is turned completely upside down… or maybe, the right way up!