Short Stories
Avro Kelty
When Avro Kelty is violently ejected from an orbital station during a catastrophic event, he awakens alone on a pristine Pacific atoll—one untouched by humanity, absent even the plastic debris of civilization. Stranded with only fragments of a damaged survival suit, he fights hunger, thirst, and the creeping certainty that something is terribly wrong with the world. As isolation fractures his mind and survival becomes ritual, Avro prepares to die—only to awaken in a distant future where humanity has already destroyed itself. Rescued not as a man but as genetic salvation, Avro learns he is the last true human, preserved by time and claimed by a hybrid species desperate to restore what was lost. But survival is not the same as belonging… and the future may be colder than the island that nearly killed him.
*Stacy*
In a quiet Southern town shadowed by war and hardship, young Stacy adores her irreverent Uncle Robert, a wounded Vietnam veteran who masks pain with mischief and laughter. After a playful church service and a tense hospital visit where her injured father unexpectedly speaks again, Stacy witnesses how humor, resilience, and fierce love can triumph over tragedy. Spanning decades, the story follows the lasting impact of that day, as Stacy grows to honor the two flawed but devoted brothers whose courage and compassion shaped her life—and their community—forever.
The Teddy Bear
On a routine stop at a lonely truck stop café, a road-worn driver named Bill shares a booth-side conversation with a younger trucker carrying a small teddy bear for his son’s birthday. The man talks about promises made, miles traveled, and a decision that will change his life forever. Hours later, under the cold glare of highway lights, Bill finds himself staring at a wrecked rig from a company he recognizes—and confronting a moment that refuses to stay just another accident on the road. “The Teddy Bear” is a quiet, haunting story about missed chances, unexpected connections, and how a single night can echo far beyond the miles.
Idiots
In About Idiots, Ted Gresham delivers a razor-edged, darkly humorous reflection on the cultural phenomenon of the “Complete Idiot’s Guide” empire—those brightly branded books that promise to simplify everything from computers to Christ. What begins as mild amusement turns into a pointed meditation on commercialization, political correctness, reverence, and the uneasy comfort we’ve developed with labeling ourselves fools for the sake of a sale. With wit, grit, and the plainspoken candor of a truck driver who’s seen a few miles of American excess, Gresham asks: When does clever marketing cross the line into something hollow—and who, exactly, is the real idiot?
Forever
When rising novelist John Fuller finally achieves the success he has chased for years, he doesn’t realize the cost will be his marriage. While he travels the country promoting his breakout novel, his lonely wife Katrina finds companionship in an online chat room—one that leads her into the hands of a predator in Corpus Christi. What begins as emotional distance spirals into disappearance, deception, and blood on a deserted beach. As police uncover a sinister trail and hope flickers against mounting evidence of tragedy, John is forced to confront a haunting question: in a world reshaped by ambition, technology, and regret… how long is forever?
Lot Lizzard
On a cool Texas night beneath a sky blazing with stars, long-haul trucker James expects nothing more than a hot meal and a quiet rest before rolling west. Instead, a knock on his cab door brings Sarah—a young woman far too beautiful and far too lost to belong in a truck stop parking lot. What begins as temptation becomes something deeper: a chance for redemption, protection, and justice. As Sarah’s violent husband reappears, James calls on the rough brotherhood of the road to set things right. In the vast loneliness of the interstate, where danger and mercy often share the same stretch of asphalt, one weary driver chooses honor over desire—and discovers that sometimes the smallest detour can change a life forever.
Many more to come!