Linda Swift-Author
Fiction & Poetry
SHORT STORIES
Book Cover by Laura Shinn
THE GOOD NEWS
Spectulative Fiction
ebook short story
Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
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Above ground in the lodge, a young man, unaware of the consequences, tries to return power to enable the elevator to move while a man and woman try desperately to prevent that happening. In this race against the clock, who will win? Who will lose?
Book Cover by Miss Mae
NATHAN, THE BUTTERCUPS ARE BLOOMING
Speculative Fiction
ebook short story
Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
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Nathan Bradford is a prosperous man who has provided well for his wife Esther and their eight children. Now blind with glaucoma, he listens with helpless fury as his beloved wife lies dying while his children respond in their individual ways to the evolving crisis that all seem helpless to prevent. Can Nathan change the seemingly inevitable course of events?
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WINNER TAKE ALL
Speculative Fiction
ebook short story
Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
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Billy Ray Warren returns from Detroit to claim the old family homestead but first he will have to destroy the intruder who has taken it over. He comes armed and ready to do battle with his hated rival for possession of what is now rightfully his but an unfortunate accident leaves him a helpless prey for his ruthless enemy. With grim determination, he fights for his life knowing there can only be one winner.
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GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT
Speculative Fiction
ebook short story
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Naomi comes to Caney Creek to be the school librarian. Danny, an overage senior, is assigned as her aid. Naomi has a secret she cannot share, even with Danny who becomes her first real friend. The presence of Jake, the alcoholic school custodian, constantly threatens her peace of mind with his unwelcome advances. When the innocent friendship between Naomi and Danny becomes something more in time, it leads to tragedy. And in the aftermath Jake offers Naomi a way out of her dilemma, but can she trust him enough to take it?
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THREE TO MAKE READY
Speculative Fiction
ebook short story
Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
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Cassie is accepted into a coveted ballet group, Debra is going to be a cheerleader, but when they are chosen to exchange schools in the busing mandate, their dreams are shattered. Sammy wants to live with his dad but gets a bike instead. When his bike is stolen, the outcome will touch the lives of Cassie, Debra, and a whole city as well.
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Cover by Jennifer Sonnier
BERGMAN, ROSSELLINI, AND ME
Mainstream Short Story
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Willow Moon Publishing
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In the summer of '49, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. Off the coast of Italy on the island of Stromboli, the love affair of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini exploded, too. Which had the greater impack on the world we now live in? Recall the story through the eyes of a star-struck adolescent girl.
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Cover by Marsha Holl
A TIME TO GIVE
Classic Holiday Short Story
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The small roadside restaurant where Ellen works is busy with travelers rushing home on Christmas Eve. She is counting on her employer's bonus and tips to take her over the top for the gift she plans to buy today for the guy she loves. Bruce is a college student in need of a typewriter he can't afford and Ellen has been saving for months to surprise him. A mother and two young children stop in while their car is being repaired next door. Ellen learns they have a long drive ahead in a worsening snow storm and little money. She invites them to stay over with her but the woman wants to try and make St. Louis in case her husband calls. If Ellen helps them she will not be able to buy the gift Bruce requires for school. How can she choose who has the greater need?
