For all of us in these trying times...

For Brigitte...

Sometimes we don't know the people we're closest to as well as we think we do.

I always wondered why the Epilog of "The Thrill Killers" did not take place in front of Steve's apartment on Union but on, I believe, California near Nob Hill. This is my interpretation why..

They were partners in every definition of the word and would be till the very end.

A short one-shot for a missing scene referred to in Season 5.

A little drabble for a Sunday afternoon...

"The right front of the Galaxie's grille touched the back left fender of the Imperial. The contact was surprisingly gentle but, at the incredibly high speed, was enough to send both cars careening sideways across the asphalt, suddenly and terrifyingly out of control."

A short one-shot in response to a recent prompt. Enough said!

Partners for less than a year, Mike and Steve are still learning about each other, still discovering just how far one partner will go for the other.

"Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged." - Samuel Johnson

"You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair." - Douglas MacArthur

A baffling case, with echoes from the past, pits Mike and Steve against a formidable, and deadly, new opponent.

To celebrate the spring, a little light-hearted foolishness.

Things can change in a heartbeat - by a word, a deed, an action - deliberate or unintentional. Lives can be tossed around and relationships can suffer. And nothing will ever be the same...

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming." - Helen Keller

The third, and last, of a trilogy that started with "The Promise" and continued with "Passages".

A short one-shot sequel to my story "The Promise".

There are those cases that you know are going to change you forever, in one way or another, for the good or for the bad; you don't get the choice. THIS STORY CONTAINS THEMES AND LANGUAGE THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

A short one-shot. Inspired by a collection of poems by the amazing Indian poet/writer Javed Akhtar, featured in the glorious 2011 movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" - a must watch for anyone who just loves life!

Inspired by a segment from Tanith's "Let Her Go"; and many thanks for the permission to use it!

A road trip back east turns out to be more of an adventure than Mike and Steve could have ever imagined.

"Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be." - Charlie Jones

In honour of the first day of the 2016 baseball season, and the Blue Jays opening day victory, this short one-shot. Thank you Quinn Martin for giving us these amazing men!

Sometimes life comes at you in ways you can never anticipate or expect.

Sometimes things are not always what they seem - especially when it comes to murder.

A short WHN one-shot that fits between Act 4 and the epilog of "For The Love Of God".

This is a response to a writer's challenge, incorporating a song into a story.

"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." Henry David Thoreau

November 27th, 1978 - a day that will change many lives forever. SOSF is the property of Quinn Martin and CBS - I use the characters for my own pleasure, and hopefully that of others.

Sometimes life comes at you at angles you can't anticipate or prepare for - you can only react and hope you are right.

In the early-to-mid '70's, a ground-breaking political drama gripped the country and the world. No one was immune from its ramifications.

A prolonged separation takes its toll on the partners - and threatens to change their relationship forever.

Sometimes people can offer comfort and find solace in the most unique ways.

Sometimes guilt isn't just for the survivors.

When the routine needs a little bending...

When Mike inadvertently loses Steve's trust, he must find a way to win it back.

An outsider tries to figure out the bond between Mike and Steve.

A 'missing scene' from "The Thrill Killers' - when a haunting premonition triggers a life-changing decision.

'Missing scenes' from the episode "Trail of the Serpent". I have been living with these characters for 41 years - they are a part of my soul. Unfortunately, they are not mine - I do this for the pleasure.