Collected Shorts

Nineteen short stories cover the gamut from humor to horror. Meet ghosts, ghouls and goofballs in this expansive collection of tales ranging from religious to ridiculous.

• An event from Colonial history haunts contemporary citizens of a small American town.
• The family cat reports on life and death with humans.
• A man comes to terms with his wife’s death with the help of his guardian angel.
• There is more going on in the town of Snow than many people realize.
• A family’s annual ritual of grave decoration takes an unexpected twist.
• A ghost’s life is not all haunting and howling. Sometimes, it’s just boring.
• Two boys, looking for treats, get tricked.
• A little girl worries her nanny will be sold.
• The family dog uncovers what the family cat saw.
• An unusual patient tests the head of a small sanitarium.
• Nothing will stop one man’s wife from cleaning their house. Nothing!
• A “simple” card game puts the head of the house into an uproar.
• Can a Sam Spade wannabe find his wife’s car keys?
• A spoiled teen visits a “fat camp” where eating is encouraged.
• Maintaining a house is harder than it looks and gravity is no help.
• The caretaker of a New England cemetery discovers “rest in peace” is only a suggestion.
• Dracula’s nemesis runs afoul of some contemporary issues.
• It was supposed to be an easy breaking-and-entering, but the house had other ideas.
• Time travel might be simple, but it can get repetitious.

Music by Christopher Warnock.