Published  Stories/Reviews/Essays to Read Online

Over the years, some of my short stories have been published online and are still available to read for FREE.  Some are mysterious, some are fantasy and some are macabre. Here is an updated list of them.

Mistaken Identity
A true, scary short story with a hospital setting. Who was the Grim Reaper looking for on that strange night?
Kings River Life Magazine, October 12, 2013
http://kingsriverlife.com/10/12/mistaken-identity-a-halloween-short-story/

Good Neighbors
A frustrated gardener deals with a rude, nasty neighbor.  The ultimate revenge!
Mysterical-E Mystery Magazine, Fall, 2013
http://mystericale.com/index.php?issue=current_issue&body=file&file=neighbors.html

Sadie and the Museum Lady
A short story inspired by a woman who lived near us in Ft. Worth, Texas
Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, 2012
http://www.deadmule.com/fiction/bobbi-a-chukran-sadie-and-the-museum-lady/

From Play Scripts to Fiction, and Vice-Versa
A non-fiction article about how my stories sometimes start out as plays, and vice-versa.
Kings River Life Magazine, September 1, 2012
http://kingsriverlife.com/09/01/from-play-scripts-to-fiction-vice-versa/

Edgar Allan and Virginia, Forevermore
A short comedy story about what it means to live with a mystery author.
Kings River Life Magazine, May 2012
http://kingsriverlife.com/05/12/edgar-allan-virginia-forevermore/

One Little Thing
A flash fiction mystery story inspired by a comment made on a mystery reader's listserv.
Bobbi A. Chukran Author Blog, June 2012
http://www.bobbichukran.blogspot.com/2012/06/one-little-thing-free-mystery-short.html

Revenge of the Ulagu
A Texas gothic, macabre short story inspired by a Cherokee myth.
Clockwise Cat Literary Magazine/Blog, July 2008
http://www.clockwisecat.blogspot.com/2008/07/two-absurd-stories-by-bobbi-chukran.html

The Winged Crusader
A short story inspired by watching birds building a nest in a rose bush. A bit gothic.
Clockwise Cat Literary Magazine/Blog, July 2008
http://www.clockwisecat.blogspot.com/2008/07/two-absurd-stories-by-bobbi-chukran.html 

Published Non-Fiction

I've been a published author of non-fiction books and magazine articles since the 1980s.  My first books were written under the name of "Bobbi A. McRae" and consisted of resource guides for fiber artists, profiles of interesting people and gardening books and articles. Seven years ago I turned to predominantly writing fiction and stageplays. Every now and then I write a personal essay type story or review.  Here are a few of those, published online in various places.

Review of TV show "Endeavour"
http://kingsriverlife.com/09/13/endeavour-tv-review/

Mystery Readers Journal
A story about how weather inspires my writing.
Weather + "What if?" = Stories with Atmosphere
http://www.mysteryreaders.org/Issues/weather.html

From Play Scripts to Fiction---and Vice Versa
An article explaining how some of my short stories start out as plays, and plays start out as short stories
http://kingsriverlife.com/09/01/from-play-scripts-to-fiction-vice-versa/

You are a Writer
An essay about the realities of writing and the writing life. . .
http://bobbichukran.blogspot.com/p/essays-and-articles-on-writing.html

Help! Mantis Attack!
A funny garden story
http://earthly-gardener.blogspot.com/p/funny-garden-stories.html

Mourning our Losses
http://earthly-gardener.blogspot.com/2011/10/mourning-our-lossesan-essay-of-sorts.html

Earthly Gardener
Texas Garden blog, where I write a lot of non-fiction about my cottage garden, vintage cottage, gardening, etc. Sadly out of date now, but lots of good information scattered therein.
http://earthly-gardener.blogspot.com