Short Stories for Short Breaks

Offering a break from this hectic, media-driven world, author Ruth Crichton Hodges presents a collection of short stories.

The Battled Burglar tells the story of Melody McCabe who enjoys living alone. But for the last several days, shes been unable to shake the unsettling feeling shes being watched. She awakes from a nap to discover theres an intruder in her house, and a battle ensues.

In The Blue Thief of the Forest, Anna Redmon, her husband, Charles; and their two children are settling in a...