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Diverse readers will find these tales interesting and involving. A miscellaneous collection, the varied narratives touch on the natural and supernatural with a flair for mystery and experimentation.

Someone is eliminating child molesters in Los Angeles. The killer inhabits the streets of LA like a phantom. A decorated war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress and substance abuse, he has disconnected from friends and family. A reject of society, he is secretly devoting his life to a deadly mission he sees as noble. The mass media have turned 'The Executioner' into an urban legend. Detective Sergeant Mark McQuade is hunting the killer but has a lot on his mind. His wife has just ...

Young Lisa Tavenor is upset at leaving her lifelong home in southern California. But her distress turns to excitement when she finds the house her parents bought for their new home in northern California is occupied by barn swallows. Fond of wild animals, Lisa worries the swallows will not be able to nest and raise their babies. Besides, she has to attend an unfamiliar school where Brittany Sample dislikes her. On top of everything else, Lisa's parents have a personal problem. Burdened by ...

A futile though human effort to deny the inevitable final summons of Nature.

In this bittersweet story of youth, lust, and life, Sonny Dennison catches the allure of Lela, a local temptress. Idolizing a local Don Juan named Dion, Sonny pursues Lela until she seduces him. Under the guidance of his cynical friend, Alfie, Sonny prepares for the loss of his virginity.Following an hilarious attempt at a first sexual encounter, Sonny and Lela have a brief affair, until she rejects him for an old friend. Cast adrift, Sonny painfully feels the lack of fulfillment i...

A short free verse poem on a long view of expectation for the future.

Flash fiction about a future that could come terribly true. A story from my collection of short stories, PRESSED LEAVES.

A linguistic trip from the madness of sexual obsession to meaningful love.

Adam Gale has been at odds with his father for years. One evening he visits the old bear hunter to show him a film about brown bear on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Excited by the film, Victor agrees to join his son on an expedition back to Kamchatka for another shoot. During the trip they bond in ways they had never achieved and develop an additional understanding about the women in their lives. When they return home, their relationship, themselves, and their lives have changed.

A new prose poem about a deadly affliction affecting the planet.

Humor and satire from the vain to the irreverently profane and beyond

Lyrics to a song composed by my son, Sean Damon, whose music is on Soundclick. This poem is included in my book of poetry, SPIRITS, available on Smashwords.