Category Archives: Short Stories

This week I’m serializing my short story, “The Homemaker.” This story has been languishing on my hard drive for almost a year.  Writer friends urged me to consider turning it into a novel. But whenever I tried, the tone darkened … Continue reading →

Download a PDF version of  ”The Homemaker” <– Parts I, II, III I didn’t see the white truck again until the third of July. Mr. Powell, his family and the minister’s family were going to spend Independence Day at Mrs. … Continue reading →

Download a PDF version of  ”The Homemaker” <– Parts I, II  Mr. Powell picked me up early the next morning when the light had just broken and the air was still dewy and cool. I saw him coming up the drive … Continue reading →

Download a PDF version of  ”The Homemaker” < — Part I  Later, I learned it was Mr. Powell who had ventured out into the pecan grove with the shotgun he kept behind the seat of his Explorer. He was visiting … Continue reading →

Download a PDF version of  ”The Homemaker” The Homemaker by Susanna Ives South Georgia My school bus had passed the old Victorian home every weekday. It stood like an elderly church lady — graceful in decay — among the spreading … Continue reading →