This collection of short stories are a part of a greater collection that I have accumulated over the years. I started writing short stories for fun, for contests, and for the joy of learning to do something new. Some of them have won prizes, some have been learning tools, and some were simply fun to do.I have tried many different genres from mystery, to romance to ghost stories to animal stories to fantasy. Some are not my favorite reading material, but I had to try them. If some are not your favorite genre, try them anyway. You may like them - or you may not.