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