Archived Short Stories
Nicole Jeffords is an artist and writer focused on people, politics and culture. She is the author of a memoir, The World of Franyo, and the two-part fictional series, A Secret Grave, which are all available on Amazon as well as the writer of numerous stories published in various quarterlies and literary publications. Nicole regularly publishes fiction and nonfiction stories on this website, both in short and serialized form. As she publishes new works, older stories are archived here.
Girl on Fire
Rachel was the first person to discover the remains of a girl who’d fallen victim to a heinous murder. As the only eye witness to the tail end of the drama, Rachel knew that she could be in trouble, too. Could the man who’d screeched away in the van that morning have seen her watching? Rachel lived in a state of fear for her own life. One day, Rachel made an impulsive decision to buy a house that was priced well below market value. There was no way she could’ve known that this house would inextricably link her forever to the dead girl she’d found on the side of the road, the girl on fire.
Lies That Kill
Kaimana Gallant purported herself to be a priestly woman who could cure all kinds of maladies, even cancer. With her long flowy dresses and a house full of potions she’d dreamed up as superior to none, she certainly looked the part of a skilled healer. But her whole life, down to her real name, was a total fabrication. She had everyone fooled, so it came as a shock when two unlikely individuals, a woman dying of cancer and Kaimana’s own unemployed live-in boyfriend, were the ones to expose her as the fraud she was.
A Few Good Murders
Kevin Miles was sixteen when he committed what might be considered his first murder. And for over three decades his secret remained hidden. But then, one fateful night, in a room full of strangers who’d just taken Ayahuasca, Kevin’s true identity would be revealed through someone else’s vision. Would Kevin act on his natural impulses or would he remain inconspicuous to the unsuspecting souls around him? Only one person could tell you.
A Ghost Story
When an acquaintance recounted the following story, she warned that some details might be disturbing. I’ll leave that for you to decide.