Historical (late 1940s) mystery 6K words published in Hook, Line, and
Sinker by Wolf Singer Press, January 2023

Just as Lou Delacroix is ready to leave New Orleans and join her true
love in California, her first love begs for help. Maybe you can't go
home again, but you might be able to put a ba...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Dystopian flash fiction; less than 1,000 words

Synopsis: In a dystopian near-future suburban middle America, a woman named Eve is forced into marriage, pregnancy, and domestic servitude. As her resentment grows and the danger to her intensifies, she plans one final bloody act of revenge.

Perfor...

Performed by Val Cole

A FEMALE Festival short story.

Performed by Val Cole

A MYSTERY short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole

A DEATH short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

A 1 page short story.

Performed by Val Cole

TITLE OF STORY: What I Know Now

TYPE OF STORY: Memoir short story, 2,909 words

SYNOPSIS: Written eight days after the final time she left, a woman traces the four times she tried to leave the same relationship and the four times something pulled her back, and what finally made the last time stick.

Story Title: The Edge

Genre: Psychological/ Gothic Horror

Synopsis: Plagued by insomnia and caught between dream and waking, a woman ascends to the century-old attic of her home after hearing a familiar knock. What she finds has been hidden away for generations.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

The Last Thing Ma-Maw Buried
Southern gothic mystery

performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole