Lovers' Point on the Monterey Peninsula

Story Bits
Monterey Shorts 2: More on the Line
by Fiction Writers of the Monterey Peninsula

Foreword by Joyce Krieg

With Introduction by Chris Kemp

Cover art by Dan Koffman

Monterey Shorts 2: More on the Line

The Monkey House Inn

The Monkey House Inn

Misty Broebard, born in Denver, comes to Monterey with her family in 1872.  One day she remembers the story of the Wind Horse, once told her by her Choctaw mother, and his story becomes her own.

by Lele Dahle

Divine

Moran wondered what would've become of his life if he hadn't gone to her that night.

By Lele Dahle

Donya's Spices by Shaheen Schmidt

Donya's Spices

Donya an Iranian woman with a colorful personality who lives in Carmel Valley , gets creative with her grand daughter and the people she meets.

By Shaheen Schmidt

Love Potion by Shaheen Schmidt

Love Potion

 Donya is asked from her neighbor Betty to come up with an idea to spark the romance between Betty and Al again.

By Shaheen Schmidt

Charlotte's Light by Ken Jones

Charlotte's Light

A young mother battles the harsh realities of the frontier to write a new chapter
 

By Ken Jones

Canned Hunt by Ken Jones

Canned Hunt

Once again, Woody can't leave well enough alone and ends up staring into the face of a natural killer.

By Ken Jones

 

 

Gods and Ghosts

When a fictional character comes calling on her suicidal author, the fabric of reality begins to unravel.

By Chris Kemp

Night Wounds Time by Chris Kemp

Night Wounds Time

The mysterious protector of a small Central Coast town gets more than he bargained for when he challenges the immutability of time.

By Chris Kemp

Finding Anna

Anna Wooley and her family are having a terrible year, and when a man dressed in black shows up on a Harley in their Carmel, California community, life and death take a series of unexpected twists.

By Byron Merritt

A Break in the Trail by Byron Merritt

A Break in the Trail

His whip is fast, his life a mystery, but when the veil of Charley Parkhurst’s past is finally lifted, it will change what you thought you knew about the history of the West.

By Byron Merritt

Lavinia by Walter Gourlay

Lavinia

A young woman takes a teaching job at the Point Sur Light Station in 1905. She finds love -- and terror.

By Walter Gourlay

Theo

Lavinia's fiance searches the Big Sur country for the fabled Lost Mine of the Padres and finds more than he was looking for.

By Walter Gourlay

Final Sentence by Linda Price

Final Sentence

A district attorney’s past and present collide when photographs reveal her deepest secret.

By Linda Price

Dead in Time by Linda Price

Dead in Time

A woman’s visit with friends in Carmel Valley provides surprising answers to her husband’s mysterious death.

By Linda Price

The Snakeskin Jacket

The Snakeskin Jacket

Do you find a snakeskin jacket or does it find you?

 

By Mark C. Angel

Blood Bank by Mark C. Angel

Blood Bank

It's never too late to start a twelve-step program, and with a vampire, that can mean centuries.

 

By Mark C. Angel

As a Bird

As a Bird

Jealousy, hearing problems and assorted human evils conspire to thwart an aging conductor's Bach Festival concert.


By Frances J. Rossi

Framed by Frances Rossi

Framed

A woman painter of male nudes moves to Monterey, following the trail of an elusive romance.

By Frances J. Rossi

Time Pieces by Mike Tyrrel

Time Pieces

Two young girls must deal with a raging Adolf Hitler who in his last days has taken refuge in their garage.

By Mike Tyrrel

Moving Day by Mike Tyrrel

Moving Day

A family returning from the beach discovers the government has moved them and they must take action!

By Mike Tyrrel


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