garden


Here on the side of the saltbox, within view of the Atlantic Ocean, is my garden, which is full of fragrant flowers and healing herbs. I sometimes sit out here and write, especially when the lilacs are in bloom. On the small table beside the trellis, you will find 25 stories to make your imagination blossom.

Airtight Alibi - (July 2005) When a multimillionaire is murdered, suspicion naturally falls on his gold-digging young wife. However, she has an airtight alibi: she was in Paris at the time of the murder.
The Babysitter - (May 2005) When a divorced woman moves to New England with her child, she has to deal with a new babysitter and a housekeeper who fears that the house is haunted.
The Carousel Horse - (March 2005) When a restaurant owner places an antique carousel horse in her new restaurant, she triggers a chain of bizarre accidents.
Day at the Circus - (May 2005) When a grandfather takes his young grandson to the circus, he encounters a somber clown dressed in black.
A Deadly Game - (July 2005) Two young geniuses are inspired by the case of Leopold and Loeb to play a game of murder.

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The Details - (March 2005) A woman wakes up from hypnosis in a psychiatrist's office with no memory of who she is. She also cannot remember the man who claims he is her fiancé.
From the Ashes - (April 2005) A journalist from an art magazine pursues a painter with a fear of fire.
A Furnished Room - (September 2005) While her son is away, a woman rents his room to a college student. The student thinks twice about the arrangement when the woman becomes too possessive.
Gothic Rose - (June 2005) Ben Patton attends a party in a mansion on a small New England island and falls in love with a sad-faced woman, who claims she is one of nine sisters.
Hastings Hospital - (August 2005) After hitting her head during a minor car accident, Haley Ladd follows the signs to a nearby hospital. The door locks behind her, and she quickly discovers it is no normal hospital.

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Haunting at The Elms - (June 2005) A slave believes she will gain favor with her master if she nurses his wife and children back to health.
Jacques the Doll - (September 2005) An artist forms a strange attachment to a cloth doll his nursemaid once sewed for him. It is an attachment his new wife cannot understand.
The Jester - (April 2005) As a British lord and his pregnant lady prepare for a celebration at their castle, an uninvited guest waits to reveal himself.
The Key to Happiness - (July 2005) - When the clock in the town hall runs down, the people of Coventry Hills frantically search for the key to wind it.
The Lie - (March 2005) A beautiful tavern wench learns that lying will often get her what she wants in life.

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Man of Miracles - (June 2005) A coalminer's son proves his faith in God by handling poisonous snakes. After acquiring a large following of believers, he has to deal with temptation.
Miracle at St. Boniface's - (September 2005) A priest from the Vatican travels to New England to investigate reports of a miracle: tears fall from the statue of the Virgin Mary, and blood drips from the wounds of a statue of Christ.
The Old Salt - (September 2005) A New York attorney moves to a small New England town where he learns the legend of the Old Salt: when a person sees the old fisherman, he or she will soon die.
The Pumpkin Festival - (May 2005) Every year, the town of Covenant, Massachusetts, holds its annual pumpkin festival and selects a Pumpkin Maiden. And every ten years, a Pumpkin Maiden meets an untimely death.
Rivals - (April 2005) Two school friends carry on a life-long rivalry. On the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, one friend plans to outdo the other by throwing the most extravagant party ever seen in New York society.

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Small Town Hero - (March 2005) In celebration of their town's 200th birthday, the residents erect a statue of a local hero in the town common. During the dedication ceremony, a stranger reveals the little-known truth about the man they are honoring.
The Snow Globe - (June 2005) A widow who enjoys filling her house with collectibles buys an unusual snow globe.
A Tale of Three Friends - (August 2005) The lives of three friends from Gettysburg are destroyed by the Civil War.
The Tree - (July 2005) When two newlyweds move into their first house, the wife plants oak trees on the property. She jokes that her Celtic ancestors must have been Druids.
Wink of an Eye - (August 2005) When a scientist invents a molecular teleporter, he assumes the world will delight in his discovery. But a visit from a Naval Intelligence man changes his mind.

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