When Brent gets asked to leave his job as a networking engineer for a few days to pull himself together, he decides to visit his very old mother in Saint Helen, Michigan. He last saw her nine years... More > ago, though during the familiar drive to Michigan he unexpectedly finds himself in an unfamiliar place where souls await transfer to a final destination. Saint Helen has become surreal! He does some soul-searching and takes an interest in an optimistic woman who may know how to ensure his safe return.< Less
Ten engaging short stories with a Scandinavian twist! The anthology includes these favorites: Anneli Gets Stung, Holiday Traffic, The Helpful Hound, Waking Up, The King Visits, and the beloved... More > Lovisa's Promise. Plus four more!< Less
Six months after U of M at College Park and now stuck in Eldersburg, Maryland, Bob Russell seeks the love of his life--and finds she already has a live-in boyfriend. How hard can it be to dislodge... More > the guy and win her heart? (279 pages)< Less
The Missouri State Governor’s daughter escapes from Springfield Mental Hospital and re-directs the lives of the people who try to help her. (215 Pages)
Sex. Love. Life. Death. Ellen Rayleigh was married for three decades. The loving mother of four children, she watched her sons succeed and her daughters become self-sufficient. Her husband struggled... More > to keep passionate flames blazing. Faced with losing love, he chose to relocate to the countryside. In a modest house with weathered barn they initiated a plan of marital recovery. They will reconstruct the old horse stables and reconstitute their passion in a journey of learning and love. A neighbor finds himself the focus of Ellen’s interest. His acceptance of her affection brings him bliss. One fateful day while listening to music on a portable stereo in the sauna, while drinking champagne, while deep in intimate though illicit communication, the bucket of ice water falls to the floor. An electrical cord doused with water shorts the lovers’ lives. The electrocution stuns both families. If only their love hadn't blossomed. If only someone could...stay the night. 337 pages. (Note: mature themes)< Less
An American 14 year-old boy meets a vacationing 17 year-old Swedish girl from Linköping, Sweden, at a family Thanksgiving dinner get-together, and then follows his heart by running away from... More > home to search for her. His plans don't unfold the way he expects, though. Read the free preview! (English, 233 pages)< Less
About Ken Nelson
K E nelson is a Maryland based writer. His fictional stories envelop coming of age adventures (Linkshopping), to loneliness and attachment themes (Yearning in Eldersburg, Luggage). Nelson studied English and creative writing at Michigan State University under Professor Sheila Roberts. His short fiction has received recognition from several online literary sites, though he has continued to focus his efforts on novel length manuscripts due to their space to explore wholly conceived characters.
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