Aileen's Writing Samples
Watch for links from the short stories below as they are published in e-zines. Print publication information is listed where applicable.
Non-Fiction
A Memorable Day A must read for future brides!
Some weddings should be taken as a warning. Originally published in the Newhall, CA, Signal, March 9, 1989. (Need I add that the marriage didn't last?)
Short Stories
Spirit Medicine Romance in a fantasy setting.
Nidawi has resigned herself to the loveless life of a shaman, until she heals a warrior dressed in wolfskin.
Saturday Night The ultimate indentity crisis.
A woman has trouble recalling her life beyond what she did last Saturday Night. Originally published in After Hours Magazine, Summer 1991.
Paiute Prophecy Were the words of Wocoka a true vision of things to come?
When Nighthawk's spirit awakened to the sounds of the Ghost Dance, he knew the time had arrived. What he did not know was how many had to die before that day would come.
Passings in the Night Sometimes, not being remembered can be a good thing.
Chrissy Hines finds healing after running into a former classmate.
Novels
Familiar Someone paranormal romance
When Dree Barnett offers to housesit for her brother, she has no idea she'll be sharing his home with the ghost of the original owner.
The Lives of Jon McCracken The evolution of three souls over five lifetimes.
After a midlife crisis leads Jon to buy an old ranch house, he is confronted with possible realities he has never considered, involving himself, a cashier named Gaby, and Gaby's brother, Mark.
Current Projects
Red Hawk Fetish fantasy
Wiago travels to the Fourth World in search of the missing Red Hawk Fetish, and a red-haired woman he has seen in a vision.
Ghost Dancer time-travel romance
An unusual alignment of planets opens a window to the past, allowing Erin glimpses of a bronzed, muscular man dancing around a fire in the woods.
Genea Stage Play
Carly wants to break free of the mold she has created for herself in the image of her mother and grandmother.
Dream Lover screenplay
Shortly after a man begins to appear regulary in her dreams, Cassie is intrigued by the similarities between her dream lover and radio shock jock Danny "The Dreamer" Ream.
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