Flash Fiction Books
Mouth of Mattole
In the late 1980s, a group of young adults plan a private rave on a desolate area of northern California's Lost Coast. All seems to be going fine until ...
That Day in '73
In 2013 at a small northern California restaurant, a Caucasian man and an Asian woman recall a long-ago hiking adventure on the Lost Coast. Thoughts of 'what might have been?' pervade. Will they pick up where they left off? Will the long-lost object be found?
King Range Blues
A fairly ordinary fellow goes for a psychoactive hike on a spring day in the mid-1960s in the Lost Coast area of northern California. Soon his mind is very alive. But tragedy is always lurking a few steps behind. Is it inescapable?
Black Sand, White Surf
It is 1955 on The Lost Coast of northern California. A young female African American jazz singer is on a first weekend-alone date with a male Caucasian American piano player. The fog rolls in. Their discussion heats up. But then their euphoric moment is shattered. Is some crazed racist out to kill...
Bug on a Leaf
An autistic boy composes a bizarre poem near the northern California coast in 1947.
HE, Universal Bonds
A science-loving gifted man reflects upon hs life. There's a twist at the end, you will never guess who he is. What if your IQ was off the charts ? What would it entail ? How would you feel if you were so unique nobody could understand you ? This story gives you an answer .
Whale Gulch
Near the close of the Roaring '20s, a boat loses power and drifts ashore in northern California. The ominous autumn sky darkens. The woman fears the worst. Her boyfriend is frantic. Then a surprise appearance increases the suspense.
The Apple Tree
This is basically a true story. The names have been changed to protect the psychotic.
That Rock
A young woman is being chased through the coastal redwoods of northern California in 1919. She begins looking for a place to hide from the sadistic maniac. Will she survive?
It was a Leap Day
It is Leap Day 1896 on the North Coast of California. Times are hard. Things go from bad to worse to 'holy cow!' for Miles. Twice.