April 2026 - Alison Ver Halen

New Pastures: Part XIII

After discovering the broken fence and the fact that there’s a cow missing is not the best time for Charlie to bail…

Is the real treasure to be found in travel the friends we made along the way? Or is it the friends you bring who become lovers…?

It’s one thing for a fencepost to get knocked over. It’s another thing entirely for the fence wires to be cleanly cut…

Did George Wilson really kill Jay Gatsby? And if he didn’t, who did? Could there be a femme fatale involved?

That feeling when you realize everyone knows about your crush, even though you thought you had been hiding it so well…

Water normally symbolizes life, but for one family, it’s a source of death. Can they find a cure? Or is it fate?

Taking the all-or-nothing approach sometimes means you end up with nothing. So you’d better be prepared to accept that outcome.

We all know magic comes with a price. But what if you could make someone else pay it while you reap all the benefits?

Dogs and horses are more similar than you might think. If you can form a bond with one, you can figure out how to bond with the other.