Closing Time at the Hopper
My name is Samuel Browne, I am fifty-five years old, and I have spent thirty years cleaning the same processing plant on the same dairy…
The Quartz Quill
Based in Texas. I started posting here to get the stories out of my head and onto a page. My wheelhouse is Romance, told in first-person past tense in a voice that is plain and direct. Always happy to hear from readers who enjoy a real plot alongside the heat. Ranked by how many readers finish them. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
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Stories by The Quartz Quill
Second Chance Sunday
I woke up in a bed that wasn't mine with somebody's arm heavy across my ribs and sunlight coming through blinds I did not recognize, and I…
The Good Cook
I was breaking down a case of beets when my date from Tuesday texted me again.
Late Night Laps
So here's how my Monday went.
The Feed Tally
The sign on the gate still read Dry Creek Ranch in paint that was peeling, and I had been reading that sign for thirty-three years.
The Tile Job
I took the whole first week of June off, which for me is basically a miracle.
The Lifeguard Bet
My name is Collin Parson, I'm twenty-eight, and I've been lifeguarding at the Merritt Falls municipal pool for six summers now.