short stories – J. Schlenker

The Missing Butler

This is the first story featured in my book, The Missing Butler and Other Life Stories (A Collection of Short Stories). The book, both electronic and paperback) is available through various outlets, Amazon, Nook, Smashwords, Kobo, iBooks, etc. “IT WAS THAT butler fellow that did it. Robbed me blind of ten thousand pounds” Those were nearly theContinue reading “The Missing Butler”

Day Five Art Challenge

I was challenged by my friend, Willena Jeane Belden, to post a painting a day for seven days. This is digital art. I just published “The Missing Butler and Other Life Mysteries” (A Collection of Short Stories). These are illustrations from that book. Day 5 – the fifth story – The Wickham Just your averageContinue reading “Day Five Art Challenge”

Mermaids

I’m using my iPad to create whimsical drawings for stories I’m working on to go into a short story collection, entitled The Missing Butler and Other Life Mysteries. For, the most part the stories are humorous. This particular drawing goes with a story entitled, The Mermaids.

More of What I’m Working On

My husband got me an apple pencil for my birthday. I downloaded the app, Paper 53. I’m finding it works close to using a real pencil on paper. Well you don’t have the actual sensual smell or touch of a real pencil and paper, and you can only use it with Bluetooth, but…it’s portable andContinue reading “More of What I’m Working On”

Stories from the Stacks

I belong to a writing group called Wicked Wordsmiths of the West. I discovered them through NaNoWriMo last November. Hard to believe, it is coming up again so soon. A year of writing flew by fast. The writing group does a yearly anthology. This year the theme or setting is a library. Also, the nameContinue reading “Stories from the Stacks”

Short Story Book Cover

Along with the novel, “Jessica Lost Her Wobble,” I am also working on a book of short stories. This is my attempt at drawing my own cover. “The Missing Butler” is the opening story. It is an expansion of the shorter story that I had entered into the NYC Midnight writing competition. I only didContinue reading “Short Story Book Cover”