How much can you blame on your mom? What does it take for some people to take responsibility for their own actions?
The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
Author: Alison Ver Halen
I've been writing short stories ever since I learned my alphabet. It's such a part of who I am that I created (and continue to maintain) this website as a way to share my short stories with the world. I hope you like them.
New Pastures: Part XXII
Does distance really make the heart grow fonder? Or just more forgetful of your childhood friend while you’re having adventures?
The Lost Tudor Princess
After working so hard to secure her legacy, why don’t we remember Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox?
New Pastures: Part XXI
It’s never a good thing when you find a half-empty bottle of bourbon and your niece sleeping in late, apparently dead to the world.
The Confidence Code
What is confidence? What grows confidence? Can it be developed in adulthood? What are the ingredients necessary for high confidence?
New Pastures: Part XX
What do you mean drinking my feelings isn’t a good idea? Why didn’t anyone ever tell me about this obscure fact?
How to Seal Your Own Fate
When you need to solve a 60-year-old cold case, you need the only young woman who could solve her great aunt’s mysterious death…
New Pastures: Part XIX
It takes two to let a relationship die. Just because one person left doesn’t mean they’re the only one at fault.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Is Victor a victim of his own actions? Or is he just the worst and needs to be stopped at all costs? Can his own wife stop his evil deeds?
New Pastures: Part XVIII
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see the thing you don’t want to see, especially when it comes to your neighbors…