Writing is the creation of images, the ability to stir emotions or share a common experience. I have enjoyed writing these stories and hope you will enjoy reading them. Ten Short Stories: The Gift - love letters and a doll's cradle Missing Summer - treasure - college graduation - small town-relationships Author's Character - blank page - character's revenge Rebirth - Finally figuring out who she is The Photographer - Double Dog dare - strange camera - and a photographer Susie's Diner - small town - characters - lives changing Chance Encounter - Stepping outside of her comfort zone Interloper - noises and lights in an abandoned farmhouse Snow Day - no school - best news ever Dusty Book Emporium - unexplainable journey in a bookstore - maybe