The Daily Novel

Chapter Nineteen
The reporters cursed themselves for not being there. Though they were still returning regularly in search of crumbs of information, no one was keeping all-night vigil.  So of course, they all missed being there when the intruder struck. Still, they had a field day with the story. The would-be killer was a member of [...]

Chapter Eight
Sheila sat on the edge of the bed, waiting. Marie, in the bathroom, called out anxiously, “I can’t pee. I’m too nervous.”
“Wait another hour. Try again,” Sheila sensibly suggested.
“I’ve waited three days already. I bought the damn test kit Wednesday. But I couldn’t do it when Cole was around, and then I was in [...]

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Chapter Three
As Marie drove home, she pondered the question of who would run the business if she stayed home to raise a child. Her fantasies featured her in a very retro maternal mode—stay-at-home mom, full-time caregiver. For a moment she toyed with calling Gary to ask what he’d offer [...]